2 killed in Rajshahi road crash

At least two people including the supervisor of an inter-district bus and a passenger were killed after it hit a roadside tree in Paba upazila of Rajshahi early today.

The deceased were identified as Shawkat Ali, 26, of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila and Hanif, 45, the supervisor of the bus hailing from Rajshahi city, our staff correspondent reports quoting police.

A Chapainawabganj-bound bus of ‘Desh Travels’ from Dhaka crashed into a roadside tree in Haripur area of the upazila around 5:30am, leaving the two dead on the spot, said Abdul Latif, officer-in-charge of Damkura Police Station.

Four others also sustained injuries in the incident and were taken to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital but their condition was not critical, the OC said.

The driver of the bus managed to flee the scene, he added.