Two women were killed and three others were injured in a road accident on Sherpur-Dhaka Highway at Zamuna Para at Sherpur upazila in Bogura on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Nila Khatun, 36, wife of Sultan Mahmud of Sherua village at the upazila, and Arpita Saha, 21, daughter of Jibon Saha of Mathurapur village at Dhunat upazila.
Ratan Islam, station officer of Sherpur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said that the accident took place around 10:00 am when a Dhaka-bound truck hit an auto-rickshaw, leaving Nila dead on the spot and four others injured.
The injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where Arpita succumbed to her injuries, he said.
