Two people were killed and three others injured when a truck plunged into a road side ditch on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj road at Kumarpara in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Nuruzzaman, 50, son of Fakir Ahmed and Ayub Khan, 50, son of Azizur Khan of Jhikorgaccha upazila in Jashore district, reports UNB.
Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Godagari Police Station, said the mango-laden truck plunged into the road side ditch around 5:00 am after its driver lost control over steering while heading towards Rajshahi, leaving two people dead on the spot and three others injured.
The injured were taken to a local hospital.
On information, police recovered the bodies and seized the truck.
