The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in the Upazila’s Mouchak area early on Saturday morning. The casualties have been identified as truck driver Babu Mia, 32, and his assistant Rahmat Ali, 25, both residents of Chapainawabganj’s Nokrachh Para. A Dhaka-bound truck carrying stones from Sylhet ploughed into another truck travelling in the opposite direction, said Bahubal Police Station’s Assistant Sub-Inspector Fahmida Noorani. The driver and the helper of the Dhaka-bound truck died on the spot, according to the police. “The accident brought traffic to a standstill for half an hour,” said Shaistaganj Highway Police Station OC Md Jashim Uddin.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2019 07:52 UTC