Tangail road crash kills elderly couple

TANGAIL, Nov 14 (UNB): An elderly couple was killed following head-on collision between a goods-laden truck and an engine-run van at Toildhara Bhatabari intersection in Safipur Upazila on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Motiur Rahman, 85, a retired school teacher and his wife Achia Khatun, 75, residents of Indarjani area.

Amir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Safipur Police Station, said that when Motiur along with his wife was going to Safipur Upazila headquarters to collect his pension, the truck hit the vehicle, leaving five people, including the couple injured.