An elderly couple was killed as a speeding covered van rammed knocked them down while crossing an intersection in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased were Abdul Hekim, 80, and his wife Ajmola Khatun, 65, residents of Churkhai Padail area of the upazila.
Kotwali Model police station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Shafiqul Islam Khan said the accident occurred around 2pm when the vehicle hit the couple at Churkhai intersection on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, leaving them dead on the spot.
The vehicle was seized but its driver managed to flee, he said, adding that legal action will be taken.