The incident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Bahubal Upazila around 5:30am on Wednesday, said Inspector Jasim Uddin Khandker of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station. The dead were identified as autorickshaw driver Farhad Mia, 28, and his cousin Noor Ali, 40. Farhad and Noor were on the way to a fuel station at Shayestaganj when a Sylhet-bound Shamoli Paribahan bus rammed the vehicle and left them dead on the spot, OC Jasim Uddin said citing witnesses. After the accident, the driver sped away. The police later arrived on the scene and brought the situation under control.

Source: bd News24 March 21, 2018 06:56 UTC