Two college students were killed and two others injured in a road accident at at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred on Wednesday morning around 9:45 AM in Bot-tola area on the Bhanu-Gach-Sreemangal road.
The deceased were identified as Sayeem Mia, 18, Amit Sutradhar, 18 while the injured are Jannatul, 11, and Shawkat Dev, 17.
According to locals and police, the accident happened as a CNG auto-rickshaw was heading from Sreemangal to Kamalganj. When a child fell out of the moving vehicle, the driver lost control in an attempt to avoid hitting the child, causing the vehicle to crash into a tree and become severely mangled. Four passengers were critically injured at that time.
Sayeem Mia, from East Maizdi in Sreemangal, was declared dead upon arrival at Kamalganj Upazila Health Complex. Later, Amit Sutradhar succumbed to his injuries at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital. Both were students of Kamalganj Government College.
The two other injured passengers are currently receiving treatment at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital.
Kamalganj Police Station officer-in-charge Syed Iftekhar Hossain confirmed the deaths.
