Two die in road crash in Chattogram


FE Team | Published: May 25, 2018 16:03:38 | Updated: May 26, 2018 10:25:09


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Two men were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Kumira Gul Ahmed Jute Mills Gate area under Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district Friday.

The deceased were identified as Md Khokon, 35, driver of a pickup van who hailed from Khulna and Ariful Islam, 40, son of Ruhul Amin of Gohira village under Raozan upazila.

Md Masud Alam, officer in-charge of Kumira Highway Police, said the accident occurred when a pickup van from Khulna collided head-on with a standing truck in the area around 6 am, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

Police recovered the bodies and handed over Ariful's body to his relatives, the source added.

A case was filed in this connection, reports BSS.

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