Two people were killed and another were injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto rickshaw at Khilgaon in the city on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as CNG driver Md Swapan, 32, of Burhanuddin upazila of Bhola and his passenger Fatema Begum, 40, of Barura upazila of Cumilla.
The injured are Md Sakib, 17, and Md Shakir, 8.
Locals said the accident occurred when a bus of ‘Asim Paribahan’ hit an auto rickshaw in front of Famous Hospital at Khilgaon around 11am, leaving four people of the auto rickshaw seriously injured.
Later, the injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the doctor declared CNG driver Swapan and its passenger Fatema dead.
Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said the bodies were kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Source: United News of Bangladesh