Two people were killed and three others injured as a bus crashed into them on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district on Friday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Mofazzal Hossain, 28, Habibur Rahman, 35, driver of the CNG-run autorickshaw son of Nasir Uddin, hailing from different areas of the Trishal upazila.

Deputy Inspector (SI) of police on duty of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital Jahangir Alam confirmed the matter.

He said the accident took place in the afternoon when the Dhaka-bound bus from the district ran over the autorickshaw carrying the victims in front of a local wholesale fish market in the municipality bus stand area.

The injured were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where physicians declared two people dead, he said.

The bus was seized but its driver and other staff managed to flee, he said, adding that efforts are on to detain the accused.

A legal process was underway to hand over the bodies to the families, added the police officer.

BDST: 2056 HRS, DEC 15, 2023
MSK