Two men were killed and six others injured in a road accident at Kalihati upazila in Tangail district early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Ramzan Ali, 55, a resident of Betdoba village in Kalihati municipality, and Reena, 30, a resident of Beer Basinda village in the upazila.
Police said a pickup van hit an auto-rickshaw from the opposite direction on the Tangail-Mymensingh road at Kalihati R S Government Pilot High School area at around 6:00 am, leaving the auto-rickshaw driver Ramzan and passenger Reena dead on the spot.
Six other people were also injured in the accident.
Later, locals rescued the injured and took them to Tangail General Hospital and Kalihati Upazila Health Complex.
On information, police recovered the bodies, said Kalihati Police Station officer in-charge Mollah Azizur Rahman.
Legal steps in this regard are under process, the OC added.
