A motorcycle rider and a pedestrian were killed after the vehicle hit the pedestrian on the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur on Wednesday night.
The accident occurred around 8PM on the Dhaka-bound lane of the expressway.
The deceased were identified as Hridoy Sheikh, 20, son of Iliyas Sheikh of Chiladhar Char village in Bhanga municipality, and Sakib Sheikh, 22, son of Enayet Sheikh of Nagarkanda municipal area in Faridpur.
According to Bhanga Highway Police Station SI Sohan, Sakib was travelling from Nagarkanda towards Dhaka on a motorcycle at an estimated speed of around 120 kilometres per hour when the bike struck Hridoy as he was crossing the road. Both died at the scene.
Police recovered the two bodies and the motorcycle after receiving information about the accident.
The bodies will be handed over to the families after completion of the necessary legal procedures.