A police sub-inspector and a local man were killed and two others injured after an unidentified covered van hit them while they were on patrol in Kaliganj, Gazipur, early Friday.

The accident occurred in front of Kaliganj Government Shramik College in the early hours of Friday, October 23, when the victims were on patrol at night.

The deceased were identified as Sub-Inspector (SI) Mizanur Rahman, 30, of Kaliganj Police Station, and Rafiq Molla, 45, son of the late Wazed Uddin Molla of the Tumulia area.

The injured were identified as SI Jabed Omar, 28, and driver Rabbi, 28. Jabed Omar is receiving treatment at a hospital in Dhaka.

The covered van allegedly hit the patrol party before leaving the scene.

Further details about the vehicle and the circumstances leading to the accident were not immediately available.