Two killed in road crashes

Two people were killed in road accidents in the city's Agargaon and Matuail areas yesterday.
The victims are Abdul Khaleque, 50, a security guard at Barek Mansion in Panthapath and Rafiqul Islam, 30, a day labourer.
A pick-up knocked down Khaleque leaving him dead on the spot when he was crossing a road in Agargaon around 7:30am to board a Farmgate-bound bus, victim's son Kabir told The Daily Star.
Kafrul police arrested Md Shahjahan, the driver of the pick-up, and seized the vehicle.
In another incident around 7:00am, a speeding bus hit Rafiqul Islam in Matuail on Dhaka-Chittagong highway, said police.
The seriously injured day labourer was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds around 2:30pm.
Jatrabari police arrested the bus driver and seized the vehicle from the spot.
Contacted, victim's brother Shariful Islam said his brother met with the accident on his way home after a night's earth-digging.
Police filed two cases of unnatural deaths in connection with the accidents.