Two people, including a woman, were killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Shantola area in Jashore sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as furniture trader Mohammad Hasan, 36, son of Atier Rahman of Daulotdihi village in sadar upazila, and NGO worker Tania Khatun, 32, of Dhalgram area at Bagherpara upazila of Jashore district.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jashore Kotwali Model Police Station Md Moniruzzaman confirmed the matter.
The two people were a CNG-run auto rickshaw passengers. The accident took place at about 9:00 am when a truck hit the auto rickshaw, injuring five people. Later, they were taken to 250-Bed Jashore General Hospital where two of them died.
The excited crowd seized the killer truck. Later, it was handed over to police.
Police said that a case was filed in this connection.