Two persons were killed when a lorry hit their vehicle in Chattogram's Satkania upazila on Sunday (November 19) morning.

The deceased were identified as Arif Hossain, 23, and Manmat Boiragi, 25.

Khan Mohammed Irfan, officer-in-charge of Dohazari Highway Police Station confirming the matter said a Chattogram-bound lorry rammed a motorcycle in Keranihat around 11:00 am, leaving both the motorbike riders critically injured.

He said locals rushed the two to a local hospital where doctors declared them dead.

"We seized the lorry, but the driver managed to flee the scene," the official added.

BDST: 1637 HRS, NOV 19, 2023
MSK