Bogura, March 21 -- Two people were killed and 21 others injured as a speeding truck hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a human hauler, locally known as Bhotbhoti, on Sherpur-Dhunat regional road in Bogura's Sherpur upazila on Friday morning, said police.

The deceased Harun-or-Rashid, 52, and Hanif, 35, were residents of Khamarkandi union under Sherpur upazila.

The injured included Sundori, Basanti, Surboti, Chaina, Probitra, Sagorika, Sunil, Manantor, Md Sattar, and Basori, among others.

The injured and deceased Hanif were day-labours and were going to Kusumbi village under Sherpur upazila to harvest potato from nearby Dhunat upazila.

Sherpur police station's Sub-Inspector Tofazzal Hossain said the truck first knocked down pedest...