Shawdesh Desk:

Two pedestrians were killed as a truck hit them on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Dayamir area of Osmaninagar Upazila in Sylhet on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Kamrul Islam, 50, a resident of Golapganj upazila and helper Idris Ali, 42, son of Hanif Ullah of Nabinbagh village in Sonadanga upazila of Khulna district.

Shyamal Banik, officer-in-charge of Osmaninagar police station, said the truck of Deshbandhu Parcel Company hit them while they were standing on the road around 5:40 am, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

The two vehicles were seized and handed over to the highway police. However, the driver of the killer truck managed to escape.

SP Md Shahid Ullah of Highway Police of Sylhet said the bodies were sent to MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital morgue.