Two die in Manikganj road crash

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a cement-laden truck in Manikganj's Singair, reports bdnews24.com.

The accident took place near the Singair bus stand on the Manikganj-Singair regional road at around 07:15 am on Thursday, said Toufiq Azam, chief of the local police station.

The victims were identified as Monir Hossain, 50, from Manikganj's Harirampur Upazila, and Abdul Mannan, 23, from Daulatpur Upazila. Both were passengers on the autorickshaw.

The autorickshaw was travelling toward Singair from Manikganj when it collided with the truck near the bus stand, according to police.