A college student was killed in a road accident on the Magura-Jhenaidah road on Tuesday afternoon.
Nirob, 20, was son of Alamgir Hossain of College Para in the district town and a first-course degree student at Magura Government College.
Mustafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Magura sadar police station, said the accident happened around 5.30pm when the student lost control over his bike during a race among his friends in the Chara Bouttala area on the highway, leaving him dead on the spot.
The body was sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that a case was filed in this connection.