Two killed in truck-motorcycle collision in Dinajpur

Two people were killed when a truck collided head-on with a motorcycle in Dinajpur on Sunday evening, police said.

The accident took place on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional highway in the Jaliapara area of Sadar upazila.

The victims were Rifat Imon, 22, son of Julfikar Ali Bhuttu, and Entajul Haque Sohag, 28, son of Kamruzzaman Bablu, both residents of the Nayanpur area in Dinajpur town.

According to local residents, the accident occurred when a speeding Dinajpur-bound truck from Phulbari hit the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.

Imon, who was riding the motorcycle, died at the scene. 

Sohag, the pillion passenger, was critically injured and taken to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

Kotwali Police Station Inspector Moniruzzaman said the bodies would be handed over to their families after the completion of the necessary legal procedures.