A man and his wife were killed after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw on Nagarbari-Bogura highway in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on Wednesday (January 25).

The deceased were identified as Ansarul Islam, and his wife Anjuman Rozi of Bilkolmi village of the upazila.

Md Khairul Bashar, officer-in-charge of Shahjadpur Police Station, confirmed the matter.

He said a Nagarbari-bound truck hit the three-wheeler at Baghabari around 8:00pm while the two were returning home. They died on the spot. The driver got critically injured.

The injured was admitted to Shahjadpur Upazila Health Complex, he said.

Police seized the truck but its driver managed to flee the scene, the OC added.

BDST: 1509 HRS, JAN 25, 2024
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