CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 18, 2021 (BSS) – Two students of Chapainawabganj Polytechnic Institute were killed in a road accident on Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge in the district this afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Mostafizur Rahman, 20, son of Md. Salim of Gopalgonj district, residing at Arambag in Chapainawabganj town and Minarul Islam, 20, son of Sirajul Islam of Ganka Milky village under Chapainawabganj municipality.
Police and eye witnesses said the accident occurred in the area when the duo were returning home by a bicycle from their Institute around 11.10am as a truck hit them and injured seriously.
They were rushed to the Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital but the on-duty doctors declared them dead.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station Md. Mozaffar Hossain said, police recovered the bodies and handed them over to their families.
Police detained the truck but its driver and helper fled away from the scene.