2 die as truck hits motorbike in Kushtia

Two people were killed as a truck hit a motorbike on Kushtia-Ishwardi highway at Bahirchar in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia district this morning, said police.

The deceased were identified as Sazzad Hossain, 51, son of Ansar Ali and Sharmin Akter, 25, wife of Mohammad Sharif of Sadar upazila.

Debobrata Roy, inspector of Chourhash Highway Police Station, said the accident occurred around 7:30am when the Kushtia-bound truck hit the motorbike, leaving one dead on the spot and another injured.

The injured person died on the way to a local hospital.

Police seized the truck but could not arrest its driver.