2 die in city road accident

Two people were killed and another was injured in the city's Matuail area under Jatrabari police station in the early hours of today. The deceased were identified as Babul Chisti, 44, and Kabir Hossain Bapari, 48. Both of them were the residents of Shariatpur district, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police outpost. Police said the accident occurred as a bus hit a pickup van at around 2am. They were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where they died at around 2:45am. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha