Two people, including a child, were killed as a truck knocked down them in Sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria this morning.

The dead were identified as Yeasin Bhuiyan, 55, and Saidul, 5.

Witnesses said a truck ploughed through Radhika Bus Stand Bazar after its driver lost control over the steering on the Comilla-Sylhet Highway and knocked down Yeasin and Saidul, leaving them dead on the spot.

Officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar Police Station Akul Kumar Biswas confirmed the incident.