Two motorcyclists
Two motorcyclists killed in Manikganj road crash
Two youths were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Kaliganga Bridge of Manikganj on Tuesday night.
The deceased were identified as Juel Mia, an honours third-year student of Debendra University College and his friend motorcycle businessman Ashiqur Rahman, residents of Rathura village under Ghior upazila of the district.
Eyewitnesses said a Selfie Paribahan bus ran over a motorcycle from behind on the Dhaka-Aricha highway leaving two motorcyclists Juel Mia and Ashiqur Rahman dead on the spot and injuring another around 10:30pm.
Injured motorcyclist Hasibur Rahman was taken to Munnu Medical College Hospital.
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Following the accident, an agitated mob vandalized a few buses of the Selfie Paribahan. On information, police brought the situation under control by charging batons.
Later, agitated people torched a bus at Baniajuri around 11:30pm. Being informed, firefighters doused the bus blaze.
Ghior police station officer-in-charge Riazuddin Ahmed Biplab confirmed the matter to UNB.
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