Two people were killed and fiver others were injured when their human hauler turned turtle and fell into a roadside ditch at Niamatpur upazila in
Naogaon district on Monday afternoon.
The
accident took place around 2.30 pm at Sangsail Bridge area under the upazila.
The deceased were identified as Sharif Uddin, 62, of Damkura village, and Shamim Reja, 28, of Bangapara village of the upazila. They both were cattle trader by proffession.
Citing locals, Niamatpur Police Station officer-in-charge Al Mahmud said the accident occurred when they were heading towards Chhatra Cattle Market to purchase cattle, riding on the human hauler. On the way, Sharif and Shamim fell prey to a road accident when their vehicle fell into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering around , leaving both of them dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies from the spot and sent those to the Upazila Health Complex morgue, the OC added.
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