Two persons have been killed in a road accident in front of Highwayvila Hotel on Bogra-Nagarbari highway early Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Shamima Chowdhury Ripa, 44, wife of Joypurhat district's Akkelpur municipality mayor Alamgir Chowdhury Badsha, and their housemaid Rajani Khatun, 14.
The bodies were kept at Hatikumrul highway police station.
Hatikumrul highway police station Officer-in-Charge Emdadul Haque said a Dhaka-bound bus of Hanif Paribahan took a break and stationed in front of Highwayvila Hotel.
Meanwhile, a mango-loaded pick-up van lost control over the steering and crushed into the bus, leaving the duo dead on the spot and three others injured.
The injured were admitted to Sirajganj Sadar hospital.