SYLHET, March 8, 2025 (BSS)- Two young men were killed and four more injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Jalalabad upazila of the district.

The accident took place at Balaura on the Sylhet-Sunamganj road under Jalalabad upazila at 10:00pm on Friday night.

The deceased are Rubel Ahamed, 28, son of late Jamir Ali of Kosorpur village and Salek, 20, son of Abdul Bari of the same village.

It is known that a passenger bus named Mamun Paribahan (Dhaka Metro N 12-1951) and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head on, smashing the auto-rickshaw. A total of six passengers of the auto-rickshaw were injured.
Local people rescued the injured and admitted them to Sylhet Osmani Medical College. Later, the duty doctor declared Rubel and Salek dead. Four other injured are under the medical treatment there.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jalalabad thana Md. Harunur Rahid confirmed the incident and said, "The two vehicles involved in the accident have been recovered. The bodies of the deceased have been handed over to their families after an autopsy."