Two die in Manikganj accidents

MANIKGANJ, Mar 06 (BSS): Two persons, including a woman, were killed in two separate accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway.

Police said two snatchers with a private car attacked a motorcyclist in Falsatia area around 7:30 pm on Tuesday. The snatchers hit the motorcycle from behind in which the bike rider fell on the road, leaving her dead on the spot.

The deceased was identified as Bedana Begum, 45, wife of Sayed Ali of village Boali under Shibalaya upazila of the district.

Police arrested two snatchers and seized their car. The snatchers were identified as Masudur Rahman and Nurul Islam. Both of them are the residents of Faridpur district.

Meanwhile, a speedy private car knocked a worker of a poultry feed industry at Uthuli bypass road around 6:30 am.

The victim identified as Sajib, 34, of village Teota under Shibalaya upazila died on the spot.