Two killed in pickup van truck collision

Two people were killed as a pickup van hit a truck from behind at Chandpur area at Shailkupa in Jhenaidah in the early hours of Thursday (June 9). 

The deceased were identified as Pickup van driver Md Belal Hossain, son of Rafiqul Gazi of Pabna's Bhangura and his assistant Uzzal, hailing from Sirajganj's Tarash.

Shailkupa Fire Service Station Officer Sanjay Kumar Debnath said that a Barishal-bound mango-laden pickup van from Rajshahi's Bagha hit the sand-laden truck from behind when it reached Chandpur area on the Jhenaidah-Kushtia road in Shailkupa. 

The driver and helper of the pickup van were seriously injured. On information, Shailkupa Fire Service rushed to the spot, rescued them and took them to Shailkupa Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor declared them dead.