Two people were killed and five others injured when their human hauler turned turtle and fell into a roadside ditch in Sangsail Bridge area under Niamatpur upazila in Naogaon district this noon.

Police said the deceased were identified as Sharif Uddin, 62, of Damkura village, and Shamim Reja, 28, of Bangapara village of the upazila. The both are cattle traders.

Al Mahmud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Niamatpur Police Station, said they were heading towards the Chhatra Cattle Market to purchase cattle on boarding the human hauler.

On the way, Sharif and Shamim fell prey to a road accident when their vehicle fell into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering around 2.30 pm, leaving both of them dead on the spot.

Police recovered the bodies and sent those to the Upazila Health Complex morgue, the OC added.