Three brothers were killed in a collision between a bus and a motorcycle on the Patharghata-Mathbaria road in Sonabangla area under Rayhanpur union of Patharghata upazila on Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as Naimuzzaman Shuvo, Shanto, and Nadim, sons of Nasir Khan from Baishkura village in Tikikata union of Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Patharghata Police Station Yakub Hossain said the accident occurred around 7:30am when a Rajib Paribahan bus heading to Dhaka from Patharghata collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, leaving three motorbike riders dead on the spot.
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The bus driver and his assistant fled the scene.
Police have seized the bus, the OC added.