Two people died when their motorcycle collided with a speeding bus at Kanaipur on Faridpur-Khulna highway.
The accident happened in front of Kanaipur Sugarcane Centre around 5:30 pm on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Miraj Hossain, 22, of Badarpur in the city, and Sagar, 25, of Boalmari.
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Shahidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Karimpur Highway Police Station, said the incident happened around 5:30pm when a Faridpur-bound Golden Line Paribahan bus from Bagerhat hit a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
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The driver of the motorcycle, Miraj, was killed on the spot. Sagar, another motorcycle rider, was rescued and sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
He died around 9:55 pm while undergoing treatment there, OC Shahidur said.
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