A man and his son have been killed when a truck hit a motorbike they were riding at Shutkimor area in Darshana of the district on Saturday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Rawshanuzzaman, 50, a teacher of Durgapur High School and his son Shuvo, 10.
Rangpur sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Kader Zilani said: A truck hit the motorbike carrying Rawshan and his family members at around 6:30am, leaving Rawshan and Shuvo dead on the spot and Rawshan's wife critically injured.”
Shahana Begum, wife of Rawshan, has been sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital in critical condition, the OC added.
However, their five-year-old son, Showmik, fortunately survived the accident, said the police.