Two people were killed and seven others injured as a mini truck carrying them overturned after losing control on Sylhet-Tamabil Road of Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday (October 24) morning.

The deceased, Jahangir, 30, and Mohaimin, 28, were residents of Itapara area of Keraniganj upazila in Dhaka.

The injured — Md Ripon, 22, Rubel Alam, 28, Jahangir Alam, 25, Mintu, 25, and Md Hossein, 27 — are also from the same upazila. Identities of the other injured could not be confirmed immediately.

Md Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Jaintiapur police station, confirmed the matter.

He said some people from Keraniganj came to the Hazrat Shahjalal Mazar to offer prayers.

Later, at 9:30am the truck carrying them overturned on the road after losing control while on its steering to Jaflong from Sylhet, leaving the two dead and seven injured, he said.

Initially the injured were taken to Jaintiapur Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital, the OC added.

BDST: 1949 HRS, OCT 24, 2023
MSK