Two killed in Jhenaidah road crash

Two fish traders died after a pickup van in which they were travelling crashed into a truck parked along the busy Jhenaidah-Kaliganj highway in Jhenaidah in the early hours of Thursday, UNB reports.

The deceased were identified as Ohiduzzaman and Lutfar Rahman, both from Jashore district.

The accident occurred around 1.30am when the Jashore-bound pickup van transporting fish from Bogura crashed into the stationary track in Kaliganj, leaving the duo dead on the spot, said Kaliganj Fire Service station manager Sheikh Mamunur Rashid.

The bodies were sent to Jashore Sadar Hospital morgue by the police, he added.