Two women were killed and seven others injured when a cattle-laden truck hit an auto-rickshaw in the Chuniapara area of Dinajpur Sadar on Saturday evening.
The deceased were identified as Khoteja Begum, 61, wife of Azizur Rahman of Nonam Memberpara, and Shefali Begum, 31, wife of Rafiqul Islam of the same village.
Obaidul Islam, Senior Station Officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said they rushed to the spot and found Khoteja dead on the spot.
Eight injured people were sent to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital.
Sajjad Hossain, Sub-Inspector of Kotwali Police Station, confirmed that Shefali died later at the hospital.
“Seven others are receiving treatment in the hospital. Three of them are in critical condition,” he added.