2 die in Rajshahi road accident
A Dhaka-bound Desh Travels bus ran over a battery-powered auto-rickshaw and fled the scene around 6pm yesterday
Two people have died, and five others were injured in a road accident in Rajshahi's Paba upazila.
The accident occurred in the Notun Kasba area of the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway when a Dhaka-bound Desh Travels bus ran over a battery-powered auto-rickshaw and fled the scene around 6pm yesterday (3 February), Damkura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rabiul Islam said.
The deceased were identified as Md Ibrahim (27) from Faradpur village in Godagari upazila and Md Maruf (25) from Matikata village of the same upazila.
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Locals rescued the injured and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where doctors declared the two dead.
"The bus, coming from Chapainawabganj, hit the auto-rickshaw and drove away. Seven passengers sustained severe injuries, and two were later declared dead at the hospital," the OC said.
