Two construction workers were killed as a truck ploughed through an under-construction divider on Feni-Noakhali road in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni district on Sunday night.
The deceased were identified as Ajmer, 28, son of Abul Hossain of Mollaghata area of Barahiguni in Dagonbhuiyan upazila and Abul Khayer, 35, son of Sadek Ali of Mia Bazar Ramchandrapur area of Cumilla.
Dagonbhuiyan Police Station Inspector Muhammad Hasan Imam said workers of contractor company NDE were working on a divider on Feni-Noakhali road at night.
The accident occurred around 8:30pm when the truck ploughed into the divider after its driver lost control over the steering, leaving them dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to Feni General Hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.
Police seized the truck from the spot. However, the driver and his assistant managed to flee the scene, police added.
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