A driver of a tractor and his helper were killed after their vehicle overturned on the Madaripur-Shariatpur regional highway in
Madaripur Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
The
accident that occurred around 7.30am on Monday at Pakhira area in the upazila, left the driver Enamul Hossain, 25, son of Sarafat Ali Mira, hailed from Narail's Lohagara upazila, and his associate Arif Shikder, 17, son of Anwar Shikder, of Madhyachak area under Madaripur Sadar, dead on the spot.
Quoting locals, police said Enamul along with his helping hand Arif went out of a local garage riding on the tractor to go to their workplace. On the way, the tractor overturned on the highway when Enamul lost control over the steering of the vehicle, leaving the duo dead on the spot and two pedestrians injured.
Madaripur Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge HM Salauddin said on information, they recovered the bodies from the spot and sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
The legal actions will be taken in this regard, added the OC.
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