Two people were killed when a truck hit them on the Sonamasjid Highway in front of toll plaza in Chapainawabganj on Sunday noon. An army officer and his child were injured in the accident.
The deceased were identified as Masfua Begum, 20, of Hatnabad area in Rajshahi, and her sister-in-law Khatun, 15.
The injured were identified as Rajab Ali, 29, son of Altaf Hossain of Charbasudebpur village in Chapainawabganj.
Shibganj Police Station OC Shamsul Alam Shah said four members of and army officer’s family were going to Sonamasjid on a motorcycle from home. While overtaking a truck heading towards Sonamasjid near the toll plaza on the regional road, he saw a truck coming from the opposite direction and fell while trying to control the speed, killing his wife Masfua and sister-in-law Khatun.
