Two people were killed and four others were wounded when a Sonapur-bound Himachal Paribahan bus from Dhaka hit them while area they were crossing the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla’s Daudkandi upazila last night.
The deceased were identified as Russell Mia (27), an auto-rickshaw driver of Bitman village of the upazila and Abu Mia (60), a farmer of the same village.
The accident left two persons dead on the spot and four others critically injured, according to Police sources.
The injured were rushed to Daudkandi Upazila Health Complex.
Police seized the bus but its driver managed to flee the spot, reports a local news agency.
A case was filed in this connection.
