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Two truck drivers have been killed and two others injured after a road accident in Gazipur.
The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway near the Square Pharmaceuticals factory in Kaliakoir upazila, said Tangail Gorai Highway Police OC AKM Kawsar.
The dead have been identified as Mizan, 28, and Delwar Hossain, 23.
According to OC Kawsar, a cement-bearing truck crashed into a sand-laden truck from behind which was parked on the highway as its driver was changing the vehicle’s tire.
The front of the cement truck was badly damaged in the accident and driver Mizan was killed on the spot, reports bdnews24.
“Three people were wounded in the accident, including the driver of the sand truck, and were taken to Kumudini Hospital in Mirzapur, where driver Delwar Hossain succumbed to his injuries.”
The other two victims are receiving medical treatment.