A man and a woman were killed when a truck ploughed through a restaurant at Srirampur in Baraigram upazila, Natore, early Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Shah Mahmud, 55, of Srirampur village and Hasina, 45, of Kayemkhola village in the upazila, our local correspondent reports.

Banpara Highway Police Station Sub-Inspector Usuf Ali said, a Pabna-bound fish-laden truck ploughed through a restaurant as its driver lost control over steering around 4 am leaving two employees of the restaurant dead.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to local hospital.