Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Baroawlia point near
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in Rangpur district on the
Rangpur-Dhaka highway in the metropolis on Friday.
“The accident
happened when a stone-laden truck coming hit a motorcycle from the
opposite directions at the point in the city at 3:30 pm,” Md.
Akhteruzzaman, Officer-in-Charge of Tazhat Thana of Rangpur Metropolitan
Police (RpMP) said.
Both the driver of the motorcycle and his co-rider were killed on the spot. They were friends.
The
deceased were identified as driver of the motorcycle Shimul, 28, son of
Khabirul Islam of nearby Najirdigar Pashchimpara and his co-rider Sohel
Rana, 30, son of Shahjahan Mian of Najirdigar Dakshinpara areas in the
metropolis.
Being informed, Tazhat Thana police rushed to the
spot, recovered the bodies, seized the killer truck and arrested its
driver Ansar Ali, 55, son of Ahammad Ali of village Purbo Chuhor in
nearby Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur.
“Police sent the bodies to
Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue this afternoon for autopsy,” the
OC said, adding that a case was filed in this connection with Tazhat
Thana police.
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