Two people have been killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Manikganj.
The accident was reported on Friday on the Manikganj-Jhitka-Harirampur highway at Harirampur upazila, said local police.
The dead victims have been identified as Mamun Mia, 25, of Saturia upazila, and Shabuj Mia, 24, of Manikganj sadar upazila.
The second motorcycle that was involved in the crash on the Manikganj-Jhitka-Harirampur highway in Manikganj on Friday, October 15, 2021 | Dhaka Tribune
Twenty-six-year-old Kartik, a resident of Harirampur upazila, is being treated at the state-run hospital in Manikganj town.
“We received reports of two fatalities in a road accident and a team has been sent to the hospital," said OC Syed Mizanur Islam of Harirampur police.
According to witnesses, the motorcycles collided head-on around 6pm, leaving the three severely injured.
They were rushed to Manikganj 250-Bed District Hospital, where doctors declared Mamun and Shabuj dead.