2 killed in road accident in Bhurungamari

Two people were killed in a road accident at Andharijhar Bazar on the Bhurungamari-Kurigram road in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram district on Thursday noon, BSS reports.

The victims were Shahjahan Ali, 40, of village Ratanpur in Nageshwari upazila and Nazma Khatun, 22, of Bolditari area in Nageshwari municipality of Kurigram, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bhurungamari police station Atiar Rahman said.

Shahjahan Ali was going to Bhurungamari upazila town on the motorcycle with his sister-in-law Nazma Khatun from village Ratanpur in Nageshwari upazila when the speedy truck crashed the motorcycle, leaving both of them dead on the spot.

Police seized the truck but its driver managed to escape the scene.

A case has been lodged with Bhurungamari police station.