Two people were killed and five others injured when a truck rammed into a battery-run easy-bike and ploughed through a shop on the Lalpur-Ishwardi regional highway in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Zahidul Islam, 55, son of Zoha Master and Monir Hossain, 27, son of Seken Ali, both residents of Chotobadkoya village in the upazila.
The accident occurred in the South Lalpur area when the truck hit the easy-bike coming from the opposite direction and then ploughed through a roadside shop, leaving two dead on the spot and five others injured, said Mojibor Rahman, officer-in-charge of Lalpur Police Station.
The injured were taken to Lalpur Upazila Health Complex and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.