2 killed as truck hit motorbike in Kushtia

Two people were killed and one injured when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle in Kushtia Sadar upazila this morning.

The deceased were identified as Abdul Munib, 35, and Jahanara Khatun, 27, residents of Bishnabipur village in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah district, reports our Kushtia correspondent.

Injured Lota Khatun is undergoing treatment at Kushtia General Hospital.

Munib was the brother-in-law of Jahanara and Lota, police said.

The accident occurred when a truck rammed the motorcycle at Nolkula village in the upazila around 9:30am, Biplob Kumar Nath, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model Police Station, told our correspondent.

The three were on way to Mirpur upazila of the district to attend a programme.