Two people were killed and three others, including two children, injured when a SUV hit a parked car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway early today.
The deceased were identified as cousins Mahbub, 35, and Md Mainuddin, 37. Mainuddin's wife and two sons were injured, reports our local correspondent quoting Md Shahadat Hossain, in-charge of Kumira Highway Police. Both were in the SUV, he said.
The accident took place when a Cumilla-bound SUV hit a parked truck at Hadifakir Hat bazar area of the highway under Mirsarai upazila around 6:30am today.
Quoting the injured, the police official said, "Mahbub, who was driving the SUV, fell asleep while driving which caused the accident. Two people died on the spot," he added.
"On information, police and fire service officials rushed to the spot and rescued the injured," he said, adding that the bodies will be handed over to the family soon, he said.
