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Two people have died after a truck rammed into a covered van in Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila.
The accident occurred on the Mirer Bazar-Kanchan Road in the Naotana area at around 9:45pm on Saturday, said Naojor Highway Police Outpost OC Md Ahiduzzaman.
The dead were identified as truck driver Jewel, 35, and his assistant Rasel, 32. The two were uncle and nephew.
According to the OC, a truck carrying chemical drums was headed to Gazipur when it collided head on with a covered van travelling from the opposite direction, bdnews24 reports.
The truck driver was killed on the spot.
“His assistant was rescued and taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.”
The covered van was taken into police custody, but the driver has fled, the OC said.