A truck driver and his assistant lost their lives in a fatal road accident on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district early Tuesday.

The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately.

According to Sadiqur Rahman, station officer of Trishal Fire Service and Civil Defence, the accident took place around 5:45 am in front of Boilar Boro Pukur Par Jame Mosque. A Mymensingh-bound goods-laden truck rammed into another truck from behind, killing the driver on the spot and critically injuring his assistant.

The injured assistant was rushed to Trishal Upazila Health Complex where doctors pronounced him dead.