Two killed, another injured as a tractor overturns

Two persons were killed and another injured today when a tractor overturned at a village in Bihar's Banka district today, a police officer said.

The mishap took place in Amarpur village as the speeding tractor lost control and overturned trapping its driver Rajesh Kumar (17) and a labourer Ajay Das (30) under its body, Amarpur police station in-charge Parikshit Paswan said, adding the two died on the spot.

Another labourer sustained injuries in the incident, he said, adding the bodies have been sent for post-mortem and the injured man admitted to hospital.