2 pedestrians killed in Kurigram road crash

Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo
Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo

A truck crashed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw and ploughed through pedestrians before plunging into a roadside ditch at Chowrasta intersection of Kurigram town on Monday, killing two people and injuring 16 others, reports news agency UNB.

The deceased were identified as Halim, 30, of Khalilganj village, and Jubayer, 25, Togoraihat in Sadar upazila. 


Kurigram sadar police station officer-in-charge Mahfuzur Rahman said the accident took place at noon when the driver of the Kurigram-bound truck from Nageswari lost his control over the steering, killing the duo on the spot.

On information, members of Fire Service, Red Crescent and police recovered the bodies and rescued the injured. Six of the injured were sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.