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Magura Highway police SI Rashidul Islam said the incident took place in Belnagar on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway.
The deceased, Robin Kumar, hailed from Simakhali village of Shalikha Upazila.
The injured were admitted to Magura Sadar Hospital. The truck driver’s assistant has been identified as Ismail Hossain. The other victim is yet to be identified.
Islam said the van driver had parked the vehicle and was checking the tires when the speeding truck lost control and rammed it from behind.
Police have filed a case in the Magura Sadar Police Station over the accident.