2 killed as cement mixer truck hits motorcycle in Ctg

A man and a woman were killed after a cement mixer truck of a construction company hit their motorcycle in Lalkhan Bazar-Ispahani intersection area of Chattogram city this evening.

Identities of the deceased could not be identified immediately, said Jahidul Kabir, officer-in-charge (OC) Kotwali Police Station.

The accident took place at the slope of Akhtaruzzaman Flyover in front of Pitstop restaurant around 5:20 pm, the police official told our Chattogram staff correspondent.

The OC said the two victims on a motorbike were heading for the Tigerpass area while a cement mixer of Max Construction Limited rammed them from behind at the slope of the flyover, leaving them dead on the spot.

Although traffic police seized the vehicle, its driver managed to flee the scene, he said.

"We are trying to confirm the identities of the victims," the OC added.