Meherpur, Jan 08 (UNB) – Two college students died in a road accident on the Meherpur-Kushtia regional highway in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Wednesday.
The accident happened when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a Rafraf Paribahan bus around 3:30 pm, said Gangni Police Station Officer-in-Charge Bani Israel.
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The deceased were identified as Siam Hossain (18), son of Alek Hossain, a Saudi expatriate from Pirtala village and Abdullahel Baki (18), son of Sohrab Hossain alias Sentu, also a Saudi expatriate from the same village. Both were students of class XI at Kushtia Islamia College.
Siam died on the spot and Baki was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the OC said.
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Locals seized the bus and handed it over to the police.
The deceased’s body will be taken to the 250-bed General Hospital in Meherpur, the OC added.