Assistant presiding officer among 2 killed in Sherpur road crash
Six others were injured in the accident.
Two people, including an assistant presiding officer, were killed and six others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a mini truck and a CNG-run autorickshaw on the Sherpur-Jamalpur highway in the Shimultali area of Nandir Bazar in Sherpur Sadar upazila this noon (11 February).
The deceased were Md Rukunuzzaman Rukon, 30, a resident of Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur, and Mahfuza Akhtar, 19, wife of M Nirab, a resident of Katlamari area under Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur.
According to police, the speeding mini truck, travelling from Sarishabari towards Sherpur Sadar, collided head-on with the CNG-run autorickshaw. One of the victims died on the spot, while the other succumbed to injuries on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
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Six injured passengers were admitted to Sherpur District Sadar Hospital, where they are currently undergoing treatment.
Sherpur Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Sohel Rana said legal action will be taken following an investigation into the accident.
