2 Killed As Truck Hits Motorbike in Kushtia

Two people were killed when a truck hit a motorbike on Kushtia-Ishwardi highway at Bahirchar in Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday, said police.

The deceased were identified as Sazzad Hossain, 51, son of Ansar Ali, and Sharmin Akter, 25, wife of Mohammad Sharif of Sadar Upazila, reports UNB.    

Debobrata Roy, inspector of Chourhash Highway Police Station, said the accident occurred around 7:30 am when the Kushtia-bound truck hit the motorbike, leaving one killed on the spot and another injured.

Another injured died on the way to a local hospital.

Police seized the truck but could not arrest its driver.