Two youths were killed and another critically injured in a collision of a pickup van and a motorcycle in Singair upazila of Manikganj on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Badhan, 18, son of Nur Hossain from Itora village in Singair, and Ratul Hossain, 25, son of the late Panku Miah from Garpara Union in the district’s sadar upazila.
Jahidul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Singair Police Station, confirmed the news and said that the motorcycle, which was traveling at high speed, was carrying three people. A pickup van, also speeding in the opposite direction, collided head-on with the motorcycle. Badhan, the motorcycle rider, died on the spot. The other two riders, including Ratul, were critically injured and taken to Singair Health Complex, where Ratul was declared dead by duty doctors. Laden Hossain, from Itora village, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
The bodies of the two deceased have been sent to the Manikganj District Hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC confirmed.