RAJSHAHI, May 13, 2019 (BSS)- Two persons were killed and two others were
injured when a mini-truck skidded off the road and fell into a roadside pond
at Medical crossing area in Mohanpur Upazila Headquarters on Rajshahi-Naogaon
highway in the district this morning.
The deceased were identified as Mohan Sarker, 28, son of Polan Sarker and
his cousin Rashed Ali, 23, both hailed from Doulatpur Upazila in Kushtia
district. Two others- Shafiqul Islam, 32, and Sagar Hossain, 20, sustained
injuries in the accident, police said.
Abul Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mohanpur Police Station, told the
local journalists that a Rajshahi bound paddy-laden mini-truck from Naogaon
met the accident when its driver lost control over its steering around 7:30
am. Two passengers of the truck died on the spot as they were badly trapped
with the paddy sacks in the pond water.
The injured persons were rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and
dead bodies were sent to hospital morgue.
A case of unnatural death has been recorded in this connection.