Two primary teacher candidates were killed on Friday on their way to take part in the recruitment exam for assistant teachers in a collision between a CNG-run autorickshaw and a truck in Chandpur.
Two others were injured in the accident, said police.
The deceased were identified as Fatema Alam, 24, and Md Abdullah, 25, of Haziganj upazila of the district.
The incident was reported at around 9:30am, when a Chandpur bound autorickshaw collided with a speeding sand-laden truck coming from the opposite direction on the Chandpur-Comilla regional road.
The collision left Fatema dead on the spot and other occupants of the autorickshaw injured.
Later, the injured were rushed to Chandpur General Hospital where the doctor declared Abdullah dead on arrival, Md Abdur Rashid, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandpur Model police station.
Both vehicles were seized. Both the drivers fled the scene immediately, said the OC.
A case will be filed in this regard, he added.
