A female motorcyclist was killed and her friend injured in a road accident on the Marine drive road at
Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Monday afternoon.
The
accident took place at around 2pm in Kacchapia area under Baharchara union of the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Afrin Shifa, 19, a 12th grader of Cox's Bazar Government College and the injured is Shohidul Amin Tanib, a student of Cox's Bazar Polytechnic Institute.
Quoting locals, police said Shifa along with her friend was heading towards Teknaf from Cox's Bazar, riding on a motorbike. On the way, Shifa lost control over the steering of the bike and overturned on the road. Shifa died on the spot and Tanib was critically injured.
Locals rescued the injured and took to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex, they said.
Being informed, police recovered the body and seized the bike from the spot, said Mashiur Rahman, in-charge of Baharchara Police Investigation Centre.
The legal actions have been taken in this regard, added the police official.
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