3 killed as truck crashes into 2 bikes

Three people on two motorcyclists were killed after being hit by a sand-laden truck in the Muraripur area of Rajshahi's Paba upazila last evening.

The victims are Asif Iqbal, 19, Tajul Islam, 25, and Sweet, 31, said Akbar Ali, OC of Damkura Police Station.

The accident occurred at 5:00pm.

Asif and Sweet died on the spot, while Tajul succumbed to his injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Two other pillion riders on the motorcycles were admitted to the hospital with critical injuries.