TANGAIL: Two youths were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kalihati upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Rifat, 14, son of Abdul Halim and Imrul, 17, son of Mintu Sarker hailed from Nagarbari village of Kalihati upazila.

Officer-in-Charge of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) Thana Monir Hossain told banglanews that an Elenga-bound sand-laden truck crushed into a motorbike in Solla area of the upazila, leaving them dead on the spot.

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

He also said the bodies would be handed over to their families after legal procedures.

BDST: 1740 HRS, FEB 01, 2014