Two people were run over by a BRTC bus on airport road in Dhaka last night.

The identities of the victims could not be known immediately.

The accident took place when unidentified a man, 39, and unknown woman, 30, were crossing the road around 11:30pm, Kamal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Airport Police Station, told The Daily Star.

The victims were taken to the Kurmitola General Hospital where the doctors declared them dead.

Police later sent their bodies to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Police detained the bus driver and seized the bus from the spot.