2 die as tractor plunges into roadside ditch

Two people died on Sunday, when a tractor lost control and fell into a roadside ditch at Hatipara Bazar area in Manikganj Sadar upazila.

Three people were injured in the accident, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Aynal, 35, and Miraz, 32, from Tangail’s Basail upazila, said Abdur Rauf, Officer-in-Charge of Manikganj Sadar police station.

The accident occurred around 5.30pm on Bartek-Beribadh regional road near Gonger Chawk area as the tractor laden with electric poles fell into the ditch leaving two of the driver’s assistants dead on the spot.

The injured were admitted at Manikganj district hospital, said OC Abdur Rauf.