2 killed as pick-up van hits truck in Habiganj

Two people were killed when a pick-up van hit a stationary truck from behind at a filling station in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj today.

The accident took place at Akhanji Filling Station around 7:00am, said Molla Monir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Bahubal police station.

The pick-up van rammed the truck when it was standing at the station to take fuel, leaving the pickup driver and helper killed on the spot, the OC said.

On information, the highway police recovered the bodies and sent those to local hospital morgue.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.