Two policemen were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Sonargoan upazila in Narayanganj on Monday evening.
The deceased were identified as Kazi Saleh Ahmed, son of Kazi Nurul Islam, a resident of Munsurabad village under Bhanga upazila in Faridpur, and S M Shariful Islam, son of Yunus Ali, of Charbhatpara village in Gopalganj.
They both were posted as sub-inspectors at Sonargaon Police Station.
Citing locals, police said a private car carrying them fell into a roadside pond after its driver lost his control over the steering at Dattapara area at about 6:45pm.
Later, locals rescued them and rushed them to Sonargaon Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor pronounced Saleh and Shariful dead.
Critically injured ASI Rafiqul was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Sonargaon Police Station officer in-charge Mohammad Hafizur Rahman.
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