Separate road accidents killed two youths of similar age in Chattogram’s Raozan and Hathazari upazilas on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Md Elias Mia, 26, son of Mohammad Ali of Janipathar village in Haldia union of Raozan upazila, and Md Tareq, 24, son of Md Ali of Mekhal union under Hathazari upazila.
Raozan Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mozammel Haque said that a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run autorickshaw in front of Raozan Technical School and College left the autorickshaw driver, Elias Mia, dead on the spot. The accident also caused severe injuries of three auto-rickshaw passengers.
The police officer said another accident at Hathazari took the life of Tareq, who was crossing the road when a pick-up van hit him, leaving him severely injured.
Later locals took Tareq to Upazila Health Complex but as his situation deteriorated, he was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital later. In the afternoon, the youth succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“The pick-up van fled the scene immediately. Process is on to file a case regarding the incident,” the OC said.