Two youths were killed in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a pickup van in Niamatpur upazila of Naogaon district on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Parvez, 19, son of Sirajul Islam of Tagoril village of Niamatpur upazila and Habib, 20, son of Anarul Islam of Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj.
Locals said that the accident happened around noon when the youths riding on the motorbike collided with the pickup van on Dhansura-Nachol regional road, leaving Habib killed on the spot and Parvez injured critically.
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He was rushed to Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead, they said.
Niyamatpur police station’s inspector (investigation) Kawsar Alam said they detained the pickup van and its driver in this connection.
Legal actions will be taken in this regard later, he added.