Nilphamari road accident leaves couple dead

NILPHAMARI, Dec 25 (UNB): A couple was killed when a bus hit them on the Nilphamari-Domar road at Palashbari in Domar upazila on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Ainul Haq, 50, son of Abdul Gafur and his wife Majeda Begum, 45 of Harinchara village.

Ershadul Alam, officer-in-charge of Nilphamari Police Station, said the Domar-bound bus of 'Mehedi Paribahan' knocked down the couple when they were heading towards Nilphamari Diabetic Hospital, leaving Ainul dead on the spot and Majeda injured.

Later, she was taken to Nilphamari Modern Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.