A student was killed and another was injured in a motorcycle accident on the slopes of Jatrabari Dholaipar Hanif Flyover on Wednesday in the capital, police said.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police Outpost In-charge (Inspector) Md Bachchu Mia said the body was kept at the emergency department morgue.
The deceased was identified as Ahsan Hossain, 21, of Dhaka’s Jurain area. He was a first year student at Nabarun Engineering College.
A student named Ragib Akhiyar Fatin (24) was injured in the incident. He is being treated in the emergency department, the inspector said.
The accident took place on Wednesday (March 29) at 5:30 pm after the motorcycle lost control on the slope of the Dholaipar Hanif Flyover and fell off.
Later, the fire service members rescued the two and admitted them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Ahsan Hossain died while undergoing treatment at around 9:45 pm.
Ahsan's mother, Roksana Parvin, said, "Their house is in Jurain Kusumbagh area. Ahsan was studying in the first year of Nabarun Engineering College. In the afternoon, he left home with his friend to go to Nilkhet. In the evening, I came to the hospital after getting the news of my son's road accident.
Fatin's cousin, Saim Newaz, said Fatin is a fourth-year BBA student at Notre Dame University. They live in Jurain Khandakar Road.