2 killed in Manikganj road mishap
Two people were killed and 15 injured, four of them critically, when a Paturia-bound pick-up van (Jessore-Da-11-0266) from Dhaka hit a roadside tree at Jagir in Manikgaonj Sadar upazila yesterday morning.
One of the dead was identified as Chan Mia Bepari, 60, of Char Bhadrasan village in Shibchar upazila in Madaripur district, police said. The other, aged about 35, could not be identified.
The seriously injured persons have been admitted to Manikganj Sadar Hospital. They are Salam, 35, of Chhoto Borai village in Manikganj Sadar upazila; Anisur Rahman, 28, of Gaibandha; Mukul, 30, of Fukurhati village in Saturia upazila in Manikganj and Mizanur Rahman, 30, of Kanaipur village in Faridpur district.
Most of the 25 passengers were fish and vegetable traders.
They were returning home after selling goods at wholesale markets in Dhaka.
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