2 killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw at Kakrail

Two passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and its driver injured when a passenger bus hit the vehicle at Kakrail crossing in Dhaka early today.

The victims are Asif, 25, and Rubel 28 while the injured driver was identified as Firoz.

Police said the incident took place when a bus of Econo Paribahan hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw near Kakrail crossing around 3:45am.

Informed, a team of Ramna police went to the spot and rushed the three to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors pronounced Asif and Rubel dead around 3:40 am, said Inspector Muzammel, in-charge of DMCH police camp.