A woman and her daughter were killed as a truck hit a motorbike carrying them near Nazipur municipal bus stand area in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon on Monday evening.
The deceased were identified as Khadija Akter, 28, wife of Kawsar Rahman of Usthii village and their daughter Fatema Jannat, 9.
Witnesses said when Kawsar Rahman was returning home from Nazipur market with his wife and daughter on the motorbike he lost control while trying to give way to a battery-run auto-rickshaw.
The motorbike fell on the road and a timber-laden truck coming from Sapahar ran over Khadija and Jannat, leaving both dead on the spot.
Angry locals vandalized he truck and beat up the driver.
Patnitala Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Md Abu Taleb said police recovered the bodies from the spot.
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As the family raised no complaint, the bodies were handed over after legal process without post-mortem.
“The truck has been seized and the driver has been taken into police custody. A case has been filed in this connection,” he added.