A 15-year-old schoolboy was killed, and two of his classmates were injured when a pickup hit their motorcycle in Chougachha upazila of Jashore on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Jubayer Hossain, son of Alim Dafadar, while the injured are Likhon, son of Jahidul Islam, and Fahim, son of Osim, all hailing from Chandpara village in the upazila. They were Class IX students at Chandpara Secondary School.
According to police and locals, the three students were heading to private tuition on a motorcycle.
A pickup approaching from the opposite direction hit their bike in the Fastala area on the Chougachha-Moheshpur road around 7:30am, leaving them injured.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to Chougachha Upazila Health Complex around 7:55am, where the attending doctor declared Jubayer dead.
Likhon and Fahim were given first aid and reported to be out of danger.
Officer-in-Charge of Chougachha Police Station Mamunur Rashid said the body was kept at the hospital morgue.
Police are trying to locate the vehicle, which fled after the accident, he said.