Sun News Desk: Two persons were killed after being crushed by a bus at Nalchity upazila in Jhalakathi district on Thursday.

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The deceased were Turza Bhattacharya, son of Milon Bhattacharya, a resident of Bakharkathi village under Bakerganj upazila, and Akash, a sales representative of a food manufacturing company. Turza was a 10th grader at ZA Bhutto Secondary School.

Police said a bus of 'Al-Amin Paribahan' ran over the duo while they were crossing a road in front of the ZA Bhutto Secondary School in Shimultala area around 9 am. They died on the spot.

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Angered by the incident, the school students and locals blocked the road demanding arrest of the bus driver. After two hours, the students withdrew the blockade getting an assurance from the police of arrest the driver.

Ataur Rahman, Nalchity Police Station officer-in-charge, said the bus was seized from Bakerganj upazila. However, the driver fled immediately after the incident.

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