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Two crushed to death by truck in Barishal

Special Correspondent Accidents 2024-06-24, 1:35pm

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Two crushed to death by truck in Barishal



Barishal, June 23 - Two people were killed as a truck hit a van on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Gournadi upazila of Barishal district early Monday. 

The deceased were identified as Barun Das, 55, a fish trader from Sakokathi village, and van driver Aynal Bepari, 60, from Agarpur village in Babuganj.

Golam Rasul Mollah, officer-in-charge of Gournadi highway police station, said the accident occurred at Baichkhola of Batajor in Gournadi upazila when the Barishal-bound truck crashed into Aynal's battery-operated van.

Fish trader Barun and van driver Aynal died on the spot.

Police seized the truck, said the OC.-UNB