Two killed in Natore road crashes

The deceased were identified as van driver Ershad Ali, 45, and pedestrian Bablu, 60, hailed from Maheshpur and Mohorkoya villages respectively in the upazila.

The injured was  motorcyclist Nur Alam, 22.

Officer-in-Charge of Lalpur Police Station Rafiqul Islam said a Rajshahi-bound microbus from Ishwardi hit a rickshaw-van at Chinir Bottola area, leaving Ershad dead on the spot as he fell under the vehicle’s wheels around 12:30am.

Earlier in Koilardahar area, pedestrian Bablu was critically injured after being hit by a motorcycle on local Bilmaria road.

He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, reports UNB. 

Police detained the microbus driver and legal action will be taken, said the OC.