2 dead as car collides with road divider in Gazipur

Two people were dead when a private car overturned after colliding with a road divider on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur.

The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 45, of Noakhali’s Sonaimuri upazila and Ibrahim, 36, of Lakshmipur Sadar upazila.

Confirming the matter, Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Naojor Highway Police Station, said a Dhaka-bound private car collided with the road divider when it reached Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakair upazila around 4 am on Sunday.

“Two people in the car died on the spot. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy,” said OC Shahadat.