Two men who were known to be mango traders were killed and three others injured as a bus rammed a human hauler on Jashore-Benapole highway in Shyamlagachi area of Sharsha upazila in Jashore early Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Jahidul Islam, 27 and Ziarul Islam, 35, residents of Kumira area of Jhikargaccha upazila.
Politon Mia, sub-inspector of Navaran Highway police, said the accident took place around 4 am as a Dhaka-bound bus hit the human hauler (locally called Nasiman) when a group of mango traders was on their way to Sharsha for mango collection, leaving the duo dead on the spot and three injured, reports UNB.