Two people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at the Akua Bypass intersection in Mymensingh on Friday.
The accident occurred around 12:30 PM, according to police.
One of the deceased was identified as Md Sadek Ali, 27, son of Abdul Khalek of Choudar village in Fulbaria upazila. The other victim was a woman whose identity could not immediately be confirmed.
Both were passengers of the auto-rickshaw.
Al Amin, in-charge of the police camp at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, said Sadek was travelling to the hospital to visit a relative who was undergoing treatment there. The auto-rickshaw had four passengers besides the driver.
As the vehicle reached the Akua Bypass intersection, it collided with a truck. The woman died at the scene, while five others were injured.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where an on-duty doctor declared Sadek dead.
Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Shibirul Islam said police were sent to the scene after receiving the report and legal proceedings were underway.
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