Two people, including an Ansar man, died and three others were injured as an unidentified vehicle smashed a microbus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway near Elenga Jaldo bridge in Tangail early Monday.

Matiur Rahman, sub-inspector (SI) of Elenga Highway police outpost, said the accident took place at early hours when the Rangpur-bound microbus was taking U-turn on the highway, leaving the duo dead on the spot and three others injured.

The injured were rushed to Tangail General Hospital.

Legal action is being taken to hand over the bodies to respective families.