A police member was killed after a bus hit his motorcycle on Rajshahi-Naogaon highway under Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila on Saturday at about 11:30am.
The deceased has been identified as Jewel Hossain, 31, son of Mohidur Rahman from Kurkuti village of No 9 Tetulia union under Naogaon’s Manda upazila.
Jewel used to work as a Constable at Adamdighi police station of Bogura district.
Sultana Ruma, 26, wife of the deceased, has also been seriously injured in the accident. She is currently undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
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According to eyewitnesses, Jewel was coming to Rajshahi from Naogaon on a motorbike, while his wife Sultana was riding pillion on it. A Naogaon-bound bus hit Jewel’s motorcycle at a turning point near Sakoa village, causing him to die on the spot.
Tauhidul Islam, Officer In-charge of Mohanpur police station, said that police have seized the bus, although the driver managed to flee.
“Efforts are on to nab the bus driver,” said the OC.