Two killed in Dhamrai road accident

A pickup van driver and helper were killed as a truck crushed their vehicle in Dhulivita area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai upazila on Sunday.

The deceased were pickup van driver Kanchon, 45, hailed from Jamalpur and his assistant Ashraful, 28, from Netrakona district.

Savar Highway Police Station officer-in-charge Saugat Alam said the accident occurred in the area early this morning when a truck hit the parked pickup van from behind, leaving its driver and helper dead on the spot.

Police seized the truck however, its driver managed to flee the scene, he added.