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Two killed in Jashore road accident

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Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Jashore-Benapole highway in Jashore Sadar upazila on Thursday.

The accident took place around 4:00 am in the Natunhaat area, said officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Abul Hasnat.

The deceased were identified as Masudur Rahman Milon, 40, former sports affairs secretary of the Jashore District Chhatra League, and Jui, 30, of Sarathi Mill area in Jashore, reports UNB.

The injured – Mamun, 32, from Betaga village in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila, and Masud, 45, from Arenda village in Jashore Sadar – were taken to Jessore General Hospital.

According to police, the victims were heading towards Benapole from Jashore in a private car when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to crash into a roadside tree.

Milon and Jui died on the spot.

Locals rushed to the scene, rescued the injured and informed the police.

The bodies of the deceased were recovered and sent to the hospital morgue, the OC added.

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