Pabna, Oct 24 (UNB) – Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured as a bus rammed the motorbike on Pabna-Dhaka highway at Razapur Railgate in Sathia upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased were identified as Zeher Sardar, 50, son of Saju Sardar and Danej Sheikh, 60, son of Faju Sheikh of Sathia upazila.
Jahangir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sathia upazila, said the accident took place around 8 pm when a Pabna-bound ‘Omar Paribahan’ bus from Kashinathpur hit the motorbike carrying three people, leaving two people killed on the spot and injuring one.
The injured motorcycle driver Nur Alam was taken to a local hospital.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue.
Traffic movement on Pabna-Nagarbari Highway remained suspended for around one hour as local people put-up barricade on the road protesting the incident.