Bus-truck collision claims two lives in Cumilla

Two passengers of an auto rickshaw were killed as their vehicle collided head on with a speeding bus on Cumilla-Noakhali highway at Chandanabazar village in Laksham upazila of Cumilla on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Idris Mia, 55, resident of Paschimgaon village in Lakhsham municipality and Al-Amin, 35, hailing from Amtali village in the upazila, reports a news agency.

Officer-in-Charge of Lakhsham Police Station Manoj Kumar De said a Noakhali bound bus hit the auto rickshaw in the afternoon, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

Three other passengers of the auto-rickshaw and its driver, who were also injured during the collision, were taken to a private hospital in Laksham.