Dinajpur Correspondent:

Two people were killed in a road accident at Joynagar Bazar under Phulbari upazila of the districton Thursday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Ayub Ali, 55, son of Afsar Ali, a resident of Baraipara village of the upazila and Yakin Ali, 50, son of Moiz Uddin of the same area.

The accident occurred around 3.30 pm on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj highway when a truck hit a van from behind, leaving its passenger Moiz dead and injuring van puller Ayub Ali on the spot, said Inspector AKM Khandaker Mohibbul, officer-in-charge (OC) of Phulbari Police Station.

Ayub Ali rushed to Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.