Two individuals were killed and three others injured as a truck and motorcycle collided head-on in Satkhira's Sadar upazila on Monday.
The accident took place at Alipur Dhalipara area on the Satkhira-Bhomra highway in the afternoon.
The deceased were Shariful Islam, 30, son of Khalilur Rahman from Alipur Bazaarjhola area in the upazila, and Abdul Hannan, son of Noor Ali from the same area.
According to witnesses, a speeding truck was heading towards Bhomra land port from Satkhira. On the way, a motorcycle with two passengers on board collided head-on with the four wheeler, leaving the two passengers dead on the spot and three pedestrians injured.
The injured were rescued and taken to Satkhira Medical College Hospital where they were undergoing treatment.
Satkhira Sadar Model Police Station inspector Nazrul Islam said they have seized the truck and recovered the bodies from the spot.
However, the driver could not be made arrested and the bodies were sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, added the police official.
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