PABNA :- A covered van hit a stationed truck from the behind at Majidpur in Sadar upazila Thursday morning left two people killed.

The deceased were identified as covered van driver Nurul Islam, 35, of Talbagan area under Pabna pourashava and Abdul Jalil, 42.owner of the covered van of village Srirmpur in Sadar upazila.  

Pabna Sadar police station OC Kazi Hanifu Islam said an Ishwardi-bound covered van from Pabna hit hard a truck stationed on the Pabna-Ishwardi road at about 6 am, leaving covered van driver and another person dead on the spot.

Police suspect the van driver might have fallen asleep and lost his control over steering causing the accident.

NM/LY