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2 killed in Satkhira accident

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17 Apr 2021 15:54:12 | Update: 17 Apr 2021 15:54:12
2 killed in Satkhira accident

Two people were killed and 10 others injured as two pick-up vans collided head-on on Satkhira-Khulna highway in Subhashini area of Tala upazila on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as brick kiln workers Munna,25, son of Abu Bakkar of Jafarpur village and Shafiqul Islam,34, son-in-law Basar Gazi of the same village.

According to the witnesses, 20 to 22 brick kiln workers were returning to their village in a pick-up van in Kaliganj from a brick field in Shariatpur area.

The workers-carrying pick-up collided head-on with another pick-up van coming from the opposite direction and overturned on the road, leaving two people dead.

The injured were taken to Satkhira Sadar Hospital, said Highway Police Inspector Nasir Uddin Majudar.

Later, the injured were shifted to Satkhira Medical College and Hospital.

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