A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a truck hit their vehicle on the Nageshwari-Phulbari Road at Chottabari More in Phulbari upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Saddam, 28, a resident of Maddhyakashipur village in the upazila.Police said the accident took place on the road in the area when a truck coming from the opposite direction hit Saddam’s motorcycle in the afternoon, leaving Saddam and his co-rider Jahidul Islam injured.
Saddam died on way to hospital while Jahidul was taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.Later, police recovered the body and sent it to the RMCH morgue for an autopsy.Police also seized the killer truck but its driver and his helper managed to flee the scene.A case was filed in this connection. -UNB, Kurigram
