Two people, including a woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila Friday morning.
The deceased are Khairunnesa, 65, wife of Ruhul Amin of Chaipara Nimgachhi area of Sadar municipality and Rafi, 8, son of Kawsar of Kalinagar area of Shibganj upazila of the district.
Confirming the accidents, Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Mintoo Rahman said that a sand-laden truck ran over the woman while crossing a road in the Malopara area around 11:00am, leaving her dead on the spot.
The body was sent to the Sadar hospital morgue for an autopsy, he said.
Meanwhile, a speeding motorbike hit an autorickshaw carrying the boy from behind at the Shibtala intersection of the district headquarters around 10:30am, leaving him critically injured.
He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital from Sadar Hospital, the OC said.
