Online Desk: Two persons were killed and 17 injured when a pickup van overturned at sadar upazila in Satkhira district early Tuesday. The accident took place at Kumira Bazar on the Satkhira-Khulna highway around 4:45 am.

The deceased were Sumon Hossain, 35, a resident of Kashimari village under Shyamnagar upazila, and Abul Hossain, 46, of Jayanagar village of the same upazila in the district.

It was known that 24 workers were returning to Satkhira from Shariatpur by a pickup van on Monday night. On the way, the pickup van lost control and fell into a roadside ditch when it reached at Kumira Bazar around 4:45 am, leaving 19 workers injured.

On information, fire service personnel rescued them and took to the Satkhira Sadar Hospital.  The two died there in the morning while undergoing treatment. Patkelghata Police Station inspector Biswajit Kumar Adhikari confirmed the matter.