Chandpur road crash leaves two dead

Two people were killed when a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Chandpur-Cumilla local highway at Khazuria in Kachua upazila on Saturday night, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw driver Sohel Mia, 36, Gokul Sarkar, 32, of Haziganj upazila.

The truck hit the CNG run auto-rickshaw around 10:30 pm, leaving two people dead on the spot and another injured, said Mohiuddin, officer-in-charge of Kachua Police Station.

Injured Ripon was taken to Cumilla Medical College.

Vehicular movement on the highway remained suspended for an hour following the incident.

On information, police recovered the bodies.