Chandpur: Two persons were killed and two others sustained serious injuries when a Chandpur-bound bus from Comilla hit a Hajiganj-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw from Chandpur on Chandpur-Comilla regional highway in Devpur area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday evening.

Deceased are Makbul Hossain, around 33 years old, a domestic help of the injured Maksuda Begum and Moharram Bepari, around 17 years old, driver of the auto-rickshaw, from Uttar Eacholy of Chandpur sadar.

The seriously injured are Maksuda Begum, around 55 years old, wife of Md Abu Yusuf, her son Robin, around 30 years old, residents of Tipu Sultan Road in Dhaka.

Sadar Model Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Trinath Saha said Makbul, Maksuda and her son Robin were heading to Hajiganj by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw.

When the auto-rickshaw reached Devpur area under Chandpur sadar, a Chandpur-bound bus from Comilla knocked down the three-wheeler, leaving Makbul dead on the spot and three others seriously injured.

The injured were rushed to Chandpur General Hospital. Later, they were referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Moharram Bepari, one of the injured, succumbed to his injuries on his way to DMCH.

Both the vehicles were seized. However, the driver of the killer bus fled away.

A case was filed in this connection.