Two friends met a tragic end while another is struggling for life as a motorbike carrying them hit a roadside tree after losing control in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Monday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Shafiqul Islam Khandarkar, son of Nuru Islam Khandakar and his friend Raihan Khandakar, son of Nurul Amin, both hailing from Goalbari area under Ashulia police station in Dhaka.
The injured Billal Khan, son of Akbar Khan of the same area, is undergoing treatment at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital.
Locals said the accident happened in the afternoon when the bike driven by one of the friends crashed into the roadside tree after losing control in Shewratali area on Kaliakair-Dhamrai road on their way home from Kaliakair, leaving the trio critically injured.
Initially they were rushed to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared the duo dead upon arrival, they said.
Due to critical condition, injured Billal was transferred to Tajuddin Medical College Hospitla, the locals said.
Kaliakair police station Officer-in-Charge (operations) Jobayer Ahmed confirmed the matter saying that legal actions in this regard were underway.