Two people were killed and two others injured after a battery-run autorickshaw was crushed between two buses on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur’s Bhogra Bypass area today.

The accident occurred around 1:00pm near the Bhogra Bypass flyover, causing temporary disruption to traffic on the highway.

According to eyewitnesses, an Anabil Paribahan bus suddenly stopped to pick up passengers. An autorickshaw behind it also stopped, but a Binimoy Paribahan bus hit the autorickshaw from behind, pushing it into the first bus and crushing it between the two buses.

The autorickshaw driver and a passenger died on the spot. Their identities could not be confirmed immediately.

Fire Service and police personnel rushed to the scene and carried out a rescue operation, cutting through the mangled vehicle to recover the bodies. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital.

Police seized the Binimoy Paribahan bus involved in the crash, while its driver fled the scene.

Md Harun Or Rashid, officer-in-charge of Bason Police Station, said the bodies have been sent to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital and efforts are on to identify the victims.

He added that legal proceedings are currently underway.