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Two chicken traders were killed in a collision between a pickup van and a chicken-laden rickshaw van in front of Bangabhaban in the Motijheel area in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The accident took place at around 3:45 am in the area, reports BSS.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Ripon, 45, son of Sakhawat Hossain from Nabinagar police station area of Sherpur district, and Mohammad Sultan Mia,50, son of Jamshed Ali of Bepari Bari in Sherpur Sadar.
Mohammad Shahin, who brought the victims to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said that the van was taking a U-turn on the road when a speeding pickup van hit the rickshaw van.
The two traders riding in the van were critically injured in the crash.
They were rescued and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctors declared both of them dead.
Inspector Mohammad Farooq, in charge of the DMCH Police Camp, confirmed the matter, saying the bodies have been kept at the morgue of the hospital's emergency department.
He added that the matter has been reported to the concerned police station for further legal action.