2 dead, six hurt in Sherpur micro-autorickshaw-motorbike crash

Two killed, six injured in a road accident involving a microbus, an authorickshaw and a motorbike in Sherpur Sadar upazila early Sunday._11zon

Sherpur, Feb 23 -Two people were killed and six others injured in a road accident involving a microbus, an authorickshaw and a motorbike in Sherpur Sadar upazila early Sunday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Gaurav, 25, son of Sanajit of Durganarayanpur of Sherpur district headquarters, and Kishore, 12, a resident of Boyra Poranpur area under Sadar upazila.

Police and witnesses said the speeding microbus crashed into the autorickshaw and motorbike coming from the opposite direction in Austomitola of Sherpur city around 12:30am, leaving eight people injured.

With the help of locals, police and fire service personnel took the injured to the Sherpur-Sadar Hospital where the two succumbed to their injuries, said Sadar police station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Jobaidul Islam.

Of the deceased, Gaurav was riding the bike while Kishore was the passenger of the autorickshaw, he said, adding that the injured were undergoing treatment at the hospital. - UNB