Dhaka, May 4 -- At least two people were killed, and another person was injured after a truck hit a pickup van in Tangail on Monday.

The accident occurred around 5:15 am in the Rabna Bypass area of the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway, said Elenga Highway Police Outpost chief Md Sharif.

The bodies of the dead have been sent to the Tangail General Hospital morgue, and the injured have been admitted to the hospital, reports bdnews.com.

Police could not immediately confirm the names of the victims.

Sharif said, "A truck heading to the Jamuna River crashed into a pickup van on the Rabna flyover. Two people were killed on the spot."

The bodies will be handed over to the victims' families following legal formalities, he said.

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