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2 killed in Noakhali road accident


Bangladeshpost
Published : 11 Dec 2019 07:24 PM | Updated : 30 Aug 2020 03:44 AM

Two persons were killed and one was injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a truck in Ashwadia union under Sadar upazila of Noakhali on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Ripon, 21, and Javed, 18, both hailed from Aiyubpur village of the upazila.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sudharampur Model Police Station Nobir Hossain said the accident occurred at 10pm last night when a truck collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Wapda pole area of Ashwadia union under Noakhali Sadar upazila, leaving two people dead on the spot.

One critically injured passenger was rushed to Noakhali General Hospital. Later, he was referred to Chittagong for better treatment.

The OC said the truck driver was arrested and both the truck and CNG-run auto-rickshaw were seized from the spot.