Rangpur road accidents kill two

RANGPUR, Aug 19 (BSS): Two persons were killed in separate road accidents at different places in Mithapukur and Pirgachha upazilas of the district on Sunday night, police said.

A bicyclist was killed on the spot after being hit by a truck on the outskirts of Mithapukur Upazila town on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway in Mithapukur Upazila at 09:00 pm last night.

"The deceased was identified as Nur Ali, 57, son of late Mofiz Uddin of nearby village Sheetgari in the same upazila," said officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Thana Jafar Ali.

In another road accident, a pedestrian was killed on the spot after a trolley hit her at Paotana point on the Pirgachha-Rangpur road in Pirgachha upazila at 08:30 pm last night.

"The deceased was identified as Rochimon Bewa, 50, wife of late Akhter Ali of village Paotana in Pirgachha upazila," said OC Rezaul Karim of Pirgachha Thana.