A man and his wife were killed as bus hit them in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early Monday.
The deceased were identified as Asif Mahmud, son of Mozammel Haque of Boroitoli village in Kaliakair upazila and his wife Tanjim.
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According to police and locals, a Tangail-bound Paribahan bus (Mahi Special) hit Asif and his wife Tanjim while they were crossing Dhaka-Tangail highway at Kaliakoir bypass , leaving them seriously injured.
They died on their way to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar.
Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Naojor Highway Police Station.
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The bus was seized but the driver managed to flee, said the OC.
Legal action will be taken in this regard, he added.