Two people have died and five others injured in a road accident in Paba upazila of Rajshahi.
The accident happened around in the Notun Kasba area of the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway when a Dhaka-bound Desh Travels bus ran over a battery-powered auto-rickshaw and fled the scene around 6:00 pm on Monday, Damkura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rabiul Islam.
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The deceased were identified as Md. Ibrahim (27), son of Takibul Islam from Faradpur village in Godagari upazila, and Md. Maruf (25), son of Rahim Munshi from Matikata village of the same upazila.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where doctors declared the two dead.
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The bus, coming from Chapainawabganj, hit the auto-rickshaw and drove away. Seven passengers sustained severe injuries, and two were later declared dead at the hospital," the OC said.