Kushtia, Oct 22 (UNB) – Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured as the motorbike they were riding fell into a pond at Kuthipara intersection in Khokshaupazila here on Monday night.
The deceased were identified as Zia, 40, son of Shamsuddin of Kallyanpur village in Kumarkhali upazila and Hasan, 30, of Majhgram of the upazila.
Witnesses said the accident took place when they were going to Pangsha upazila in Rajbari district around 11:30 pm to see circus, leaving biker Zia dead on the spot.
Members of fire service retrieved Hasan’s body from the pond while injured Shafi Sardar was admitted to a local hospital.
ABM Mehedi Masud, officer-in-charge of Khoksha Police Station, said police recovered the bodies and sent those to Kushtia General Hospital morgue.