SAVAR, Jan 29, 2024 (BSS) - Two people were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Akran area under Savar upazila of Dhaka district today.

The deceased were identified as Rahim and Salahuddin. The details of the victims could not be known immediately.

The accident occurred in the area in the morning when a pickup van, carrying three workers, hit a roadside tree as its driver lost control over the vehicle, leaving the workers seriously injured, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Savar Model Police Station Akbar Ali said.

Locals rescued the injured and took them to Enam Medical College and Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared two workers Rahim and Salahuddin dead.

Another one was shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for better treatment, he said.

The bodies were sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital morgue for post-mortem, the OC added.