A 22-year-old youth was killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a motorcycle in Dhamoirhat upazila of Naogaon on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Emon, the only son of Abdur Rahim of Belgharia village in the upazila.
According to local sources, the accident occurred in front of Farshipara Mini Stadium in the upazila around 11:00am on Thursday (November 5).
At the time, Emon was riding his motorcycle when it collided head-on with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction. He was thrown off the motorcycle and sustained critical injuries.
Locals quickly rescued him and took him to Dhamoirhat Upazila Health Complex, where the attending doctor declared him dead after examination.
The sudden death of the family's only son has cast a pall of gloom over his family and the entire locality.
-MT