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ACCIDENT-TRADERS-KILLED(with picture)
2 mango-traders killed in Rajshahi road accident
RAJSHAHI, July 11, 2019 (BSS)-Two mango traders were killed and three others injured when a mango-laden truck fell into a roadside ditch at Kamarpara area on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabgonj highway under Godagari Upazila in the district early this morning.
The deceased were identified as Md Nuruzzaman, 50, son of Fakir Ahmed of Boukhali village under Jhikargachha Upazila in Jessore district and his co-villager Ayub Hossain, 48, son of Azizur Rahman.
Police said a mango laden mini-truck was heading towards Jessore from Chapainawabgonj. The truck suddenly fell into the roadside ditch when its driver lost control over his steering killing two people on the spot and injuring three others including the driver at around 5.30 am.
Officer-in-Charge of Godagari Police Station, Jahangir Alam told the local journalists that the truck has been seized. He said the bodies were sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
The injured persons were admitted to Godagari Hospital for treatment, he added.
A case was recorded with the police station in this connection.
BSS/AH/AU/10:33 hrs