Two people, including a motorcyclist, were killed in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a bus on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway of Dakshin Bijoypur area in Gournadi upazila on Thursday night, police said.
One of the deceased was identified as Yead Uddin Kamal, 35, son of Abul Kashem Farazi, hailing from ward No. 4 of Muladi municipality of Barishal city while the motorcyclist could not be identified immediately.
Golam Rasul Mollah, officer-in-charge of Gournadi Highway Police Station, confirmed the matter, saying that the accident happened around 7:30 pm when the Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Sakura Paribahan’ collided with Muladi-bound motorcycle from Gournadi, leaving the two dead on the spot.
Shortly after the accident, the locals caught the driver and helper of the bus and handed them over to them, said the police officer.
Legal actions will be taken against the accused, the OC added.