Two killed, one hurt in Barguna road accident

Two people were killed and one was critically injured in a road accident involving a truck and a private car in Amtali upazila of Barguna last night.

The incident took place around 10:00pm at Mahishkata bus stand area on Patuakhali-Kuakata road when the Patuakhali-bound car collided with the truck coming from the other direction, leaving two passengers of the car dead on the spot and one other severely injured, reports our Patuakhali correspondent quoting Md Shah Alam, officer-in-charge of Amtali Police Station.

The deceased were identified as: Tawfiq Sikder (40), independent chairman candidate in Nazirpur union under Muladi upazila of Barishal, and Tuhin Mridha (35), joint convener of Kalapara upazila unit of Sechchasebak League.

The injured was Anwarul Haque Sagar, a businessman from Kalapara upazila.

Anwarul was rushed to Amtali Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital for better treatment.

On information, police went to the spot and recovered the bodies of the deceased and sent those to Barguna General Hospital for autopsy, the OC said.

Traffic movement was suspended on the road for around half an hour after the accident, until the law enforcers brought the situation under normalcy, he also said.

The driver and helper of the truck managed to flee from the scene after the accident, OC Shah Alam added.