Storm-felled tree kills two bikers in Magura

MAGURA, Mar 14 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed when a tree branch fell on them during a storm on the Sreepur-Magura road at Keshtapur in Sreepur upazila of Magura district on Friday night.

The deceased were identified as Pranto Dutta, 25, son of Bhajan Dutta, and Mahafuz of Nakol village in the upazila.

The accident occurred around 8:00 pm when a tree branch fell on a motorcycle carrying the two

riders as they were passing through the area during the storm, leaving one dead on the spot and the other injured, said

Shaheen Mia, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station.