Two passengers of an auto rickshaw were killed as their vehicle collided head on with a speeding bus on Cumilla-Noakhali highway at Chandanabazar village in Laksham upazila on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Idris Mia, 55, resident of Paschimgaon village in Lakhsham municipality and Al-Amin, 35, hailing from Amtali village in the upazila.
Officer-in-Charge of Lakhsham Police Station Manoj Kumar De said a Noakhali bound bus hit the auto rickshaw in the afternoon, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
Three passengers of the auto-rickshaw including its driver, who were also injured during the collision, were taken to a private hospital in Laksham.
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