Two people died in separate road accidents in Rangunia and Boalkhali upazilas of Chattogram on Thursday. 

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Abdul Hannan, 34, a CNG-run autorickshaw driver, and Azizur Rahman, 38, a truck driver.

In Rangunia, a fish-laden truck collided with a CNG auto-rickshaw on the Chattogram-Kaptai road at 9:00 am killing the auto-rickshaw driver on the spot and injuring three passengers.

Police rushed to the spot and took the injured to the local Upazila Health Complex, said Abdullah Al Mamun, sub-inspector of Rangunia Police Station. 

Two vehicles involved in the accident have been seized but the truck driver fled the spot, he added. 

In Boalkhali, a truck driver died when his truck overturned in a paddy field on Kanungopara Sreepur Bura Masjid road in Boalkhali early Thursday.

The truck lost control and fell into the field beside the road, said Nur-e-Alam, sub-inspector of Boalkhali Police Station. 

Later, the body was taken to Patiya, he said.