Two brothers were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw in Baneshwar area of ​​Puthia upazila of Rajshahi. Two others were seriously injured in the incident; they have been admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. The tragic accident took place in front of the Baneshwar Yamaha Motorcycle Showroom on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Abdul Khalek Pramanik (65) and Hachen Pramanik (60), residents of Nakulbaria village in Puthia. Both of them are sons of the deceased Riaz Pramanik.

The injured are Hatem’s son Lalon and Jalal’s son Laltu, both from the same area. After the accident, locals rescued them and sent them to Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital.

According to local sources, four passengers were going towards Rajshahi in an autorickshaw to buy a microphone for a mosque in Nakulbaria area. On the other hand, a truck bearing Dhaka Metro-T-12-7444 was going towards Natore. On the way, the truck and the autorickshaw collided head-on in front of the Baneshwar Yamaha showroom. One person was killed on the spot and three others were seriously injured. They were taken to the hospital. Later, one of them died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Paba Highway Police Station OC Mahabur Rahman said one person died on the spot in the accident. The three seriously injured were taken to Ramech Hospital, where Hachen Pramanik died while undergoing treatment.

He added that the truck driver and helper fled after the accident. However, the truck has been seized and legal action has been taken in this regard.