Two people were killed in a road accident when a tractor fell into a roadside ditch after losing control at Binauti union of Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Pavel Mia, 18, helper of the tractor and Delowar Mia, 30, a pedestrian.

Md. Mahiuddin, Officer-in-Charge of Kasba Police Station, said that a tractor plunged into a roadside ditch at Chandisar area losing its control, leaving a pedestrian dead on the spot and the tractor helper critically injured.

Later, locals rescued the helper and rushed him to Upazila Health Complex where he succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital, said the OC.

On information, police visited the spot and recovered the dead bodies, he added.