Two killed in truck-CNG collision in Sylhet

Two passengers of a CNG autorickshaw were killed and 3 others were injured as it collided with a truck in Sylhet's Golapganj upazila on Sunday afternoon, reports UNB.

The deceased Faruk Ahmed, 40, and Rasheda Begum, 38, were both residents of Nayagram of Beanibazar upazila.

The identities of the injured could not be known immediately, said Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Golapganj Model police station.

The accident occurred around 4.30pm when the CNG autorickshaw collided head-on with the truck coming from the opposite direction in the Hajipur area, leaving the duo dead on the spot and three others injured.

The injured were rescued by locals and sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.

"We seized the vehicles soon after the accident," said the OC, adding that the truck driver and its helper managed to flee.