Two motorcycle-riding brothers died after being hit by an oil-carrying lorry in Nilphamari's Syedpur.
The accident happened on Friday (August 2) afternoon in Wapda Mor area of the town.
The dead Sumon, 27, and his younger brother Siam, 22, son of Elias Ali, were residents of Kacharipara under Nilphamari Sadar upazila.
According to eyewitnesses and police, the two deceased brothers were going towards Syedpur from Nilphamari riding on a motorcycle. On the way, an oil-carrying lorry coming from the opposite direction collided with the motorcycle in that area, leaving them injured.
Local people rescued them and took to hospital where the on-duty doctor declared them dead.
Syedpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam confirmed it. The body will be handed over to the family after legal proceedings, he said.
