A young man was killed after a speeding motorcycle lost control and crashed into a roadside tree in Assasuni of Satkhira. Two other youths riding on the same motorcycle were injured in the incident.
The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon (November 14) in the Shobhnali area along the Satkhira Parulia road.
The deceased was identifed as Mostakim,21, son of Momin Ali from Debnagar village in Satkhira Sadar Upazila.
Citing locals, Assasuni Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Tarikur Rahman Shuvo stated that he was returning to Assasuni Sadar with the body of the deceased and the injured victims. Three youths, including Mostakim, were riding at high speed on a single motorcycle. According to eyewitnesses, they regularly created vlogs and TikTok videos, and they were reportedly busy filming a video at the time of the crash.
Eyewitnesses said, the rider lost control of the motorcycle due to excessive speed, causing it to slam violently into a large tree by the side of the road. All three riders were severely injured. Mostakim died on the spot, while the other two were injured.
On information, Assasuni police quickly arrived at the scene and rescued the victims. Arrangements were made to take the injured to the Assasuni Upazila Health Complex. Simultaneously, the process of recovering the body and taking the wrecked motorcycle to the police station is underway.
SI Tarikur Rahman Shuvo further stated that the accident is preliminarily believed to have been caused by overspeeding, and necessary legal proceedings are currently in progress.
-MT