Two motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a motorcycle at Marjal union under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi district on Monday afternoon.
The accident took place in Marjal Bus Stand area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the upazila.
The deceased were identified as Darul Karar Sifat, 26, son of Akhtaruzzaman, a resident of the area and Ikral Hossain Sohel, 28, son of Iqbal Fakir, a resident of Sinishpur area under Sadar upazila in the district.
Police said that a Bhairab-bound motorcycle collided with a pick-up van, coming from the opposite direction in the area, leaving two motorcyclists injured critically.
They were rescued and taken to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared them dead.
The bodies have been kept in the district hospital for autopsies, said Sohel Sarwar, incharge of Itakhol Police Outpost.
Police seized the pickup van and arrested its driver in the incident, he added.
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