2 die in Panchagarh road crash

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Two persons were killed and another one was injured in a collision between a covered van and a pick-up van on Panchagarh-Tentulia highway on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Rubel, 25, of Kalandiganj Boalmari in Tentulia, and Swapan, 22, of Phultala in Boda upazila, reports UNB.

The accident occurred in the Buraburi area of Panchagarh’s Tentulia upazila.

“A Panchagarh-bound covered van hit a pick-up van after its driver lost control of the vehicle. The collision left two persons dead on the spot,” said Abu Sayem, officer-in-charge of Tentulia Model police station.

“The injured person has been admitted to a local hospital,” he said, adding that a probe “is underway”.