Two people including the chairman of a union parishad (UP) were killed as a motorbike crashed into a truck on Sylhet-Bholaganj highway at Salutikar early Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Jalalbad UP chairman Obaidullah Ishaq, and M Hafizur Rashid, joint general secretary of district unit Chhatra Dal and a businessman of Stadium Market in the city.
According to the police, the motorbike carrying Obaidullah and Hafizur crashed into the stationary truck around 12:30 am, leaving both dead on the spot .
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Assistant Superintendent of Police (Goinghat Circle) Sayeedur Rahman and Officer-in-Charge of Goinghat Police Station KM Nazrul Islam visited the accident spot.
Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital for autopsy and a case will be filed in connection with the accident.