Jamalpur: Two girls were killed in a road accident at Pullakandi on Dewanganj-Sanandabari road in Dewanganj upazila on Tuesday.

The deceased are Rupsha, 9, daughter of Ijjat Ali, and Ambia, 12, daughter of Amrul Haque of Modoner Char village in the upazila.

Dewanganj police officer-in-charge Mostasinur Rahman said the accident occurred at about 12:00 noon when a utility vehicle (leguna) turned turtle on the road and rammed into the two girls while they were walking beside the road, leaving both dead on the spot, reports UNB.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.