Habiganj: Two persons were killed and two injured in a road accident in front of Shaheb Bari gate, Noapara, under Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj on Monday.

The accident took place when a Dhaka bound bus of Shyamoli Paribahan from Sylhet collided head on with a Shajibazar bound CNG-run autorickshaw from Madhabpur on Dhaka-Sylhet highway, reports BSS.

Witnesses and police said fruit vendor of Itakhula village Ibrahim Miah died on the spot and autorickshaw driver Ahmed Ali in Habiganj Sadar Hospital.

The accident left two autorickshaw passengers injured. One of them was identified as Nahar Miah.

Driver of the bus and his helper fled along with the bus.