Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka early Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Kibria, 16, a motor garage mechanic in Uttarkhan area, and Kabul, 25, a bus helper.
In Dhaka airport area, a truck hit a motorcycle carrying Kibria and his friend Suman around 1am, leaving them injured.
Injured Kibria was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
The truck left the spot hurriedly after the accident.
Sub-inspector of Airport Police Station Saiful Islam confirmed the matter.
Meanwhile in Shyampur’s New Iron Road area, a covered van hit Kabul when he was crossing a road around 11:00pm on Saturday.
Kabul succumbed to his injuries at DMCH around 12:15am, said Shyampur Police Station Sub-inspector Somoresh Kumar Das.
Police, however, seized the truck.
The bodies were kept at hospital morgue.