Two killed as covered van hits autorickshaw in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 03 (UNB): Two people were killed and another injured when a speeding covered van rammed into a CNG-run autorickshaw on Bayezid Link Road in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district on Friday.
The dead, Md Monir (50) and Mohammad Ziaur Rahman (40) were the passengers of the smashed autorickshaw, police said.
Injured Md Shahid (32) was the driver of the autorickshaw, hailing from Kalu Shah Shrine area in Akbar Shah thana in the port city.
Masud Rana, in-charge of Faujdarhat police outpost, said the accident happened in the morning when the covered van knocked down the autorickshaw coming from opposite direction in Faujdarhat Banglabazar Bypass area, leaving the three critically injured.
The injured were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and both the vehicles seized, he said.
Nurul Alam Asheque, sub-inspector CMCH police outpost, said three injured were brought to the hospital from Sitakunda and two of them were declared dead by physicians upon arrival.