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2 killed as microbus runs over them in Munshiganj

A woman and a traffic police constable were killed and two others injured when a microbus ran them over in Munshiganj on Sunday morning.

The accident occurred on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway at Padma Bridge North Police Station intersection in Louhajang upazila around 9:30am. 

Of the deceased, the traffic constable was identified as Motaleb Hossain.

The injured were admitted to Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex.  

According to police and eyewitnesses, the microbus was going to Shariatpur from Dhaka. When the vehicle reached the bridge police station intersection area, it took a turn and ran them over who were standing there. The woman died on the spot and three others were taken to the hospital where the traffic constable died. 

Confirming the matter to Jago News, Alamgir Hossain, Officer-in-charge of Padma Bridge North Police Station, said the microbus was seized but its driver managed to flee the scene.