Two motorcyclists killed in Tangail road accident

Two motorcyclists were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Baniapara area on Tangail-Jamalpur highway under Ghatail upazila of the district last night.

The deceased were identified as Rashidul Islam Sohel, 25, resident of Kalimandir area under Gopalpur upazila and Mamun Hossain, 24, resident of Khilgati area of Deola Bari union under the Ghatail upazila.

The accident occurred in the area when Rashidul Islam Sohel was returning home in Gopalpur upazila from Ghatail upazila on a motorcycle and collided head-on with another motorcycle coming from opposite direction around 11.30pm, leaving four motorcyclists injured seriously, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ghatail Police Station said.

The injured were taken to Ghatail Upazila Health Complex where on-duty doctor declared two dead, he said.

The bodies were handed over to their relatives after the legal process, the OC added. (BSS)