HABIGANJ, March 3, 2024 (BSS) - Two people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Nabiganj upazila of the district today.

The deceased were identified as Akib Mia, 60, hailed from Kakua village in Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj district and Surchand Begum, 35, a resident of Char Katkal village of the upazila.

Police said the accident occurred this noon in Aushkandi Mithapur area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway. CNG passengers Akib Mia and Surchand Begum died on the spot. Injured people were admitted to Nabiganj Upazila Health Complex.

Officer-in-Charge of Sherpur Highway Thana Parimal Chandra Dev confirmed the matter.