Woman killed in Rajshahi road crash

An elderly man was killed after being hit by a motorbike at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi district on Saturday evening.

The deceased was identified as Marjina Begum, 60, a resident of Balihar village under the upazila.

Locals said that the driver of a speeding motorbike lost control over the steering of the two wheeler and hit Marjina while she was crossing the Bagha-Charghat Highway. She was critically injured and taken to Bagha Upazila Health Complex where the physicians declared her dead.

Bagha Police Station officer-in-charge Abu Siddique said no complaint has been filed yet in this regard and legal actions will be taken upon receiving complaint.