Two people were killed and five others injured when a truck hit a microbus in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur early Sunday.
The accident took place on Dhaka-Khulna Highway around 2:00 am in front of Arpara High School.
The deceased are- Mosharraf Hossain, 75, hailed from Alamdanga area of Chuadanga, and Amena Begum, 65, wife of Mokarram Hossain from Railpara area.
Abdur Rahim, sub-inspector of Karimpur police outpost, told Banglanews: "The truck-microbus collision left two people dead on the spot and five others injured."
The injured were taken to a Madhukhali upazila health complex and Faridpur Medical College and Hospital. Police seized the truck but the driver managed to flee the scene, the SI added.
BDST: 1335 HRS, OCT 25, 2020
AP