Tangail: Two women on a morning walk along Madhupur-Jamalpur road were killed when a Jamalpurbound microbus ran them over in Pathanbari area in Dhanbari upazila of Tangail on Thursday morning.

The deceased are Reba Begum, in his thirties, wife of Babul Bakul, and Shahaton Begum, in her fifties, wife of Abdul Mazid, of the area.

Mujibur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Dhanbari Police Station, said the accident happened in the area when a Jamalpurbound microbus hit them while walking in the morning, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

The driver of the microbus managed to flee the scene, leaving the car.

On information, police recovered the bodies and seized the microbus, said the OC, adding that a case was filed with the police station.