Motorcycle crashes claim six lives in two districts

At least six persons have been killed in separate motorcycle accidents in Chattogram and Gopalganj districts on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.

In Chattogram, three motorcycle passengers have been killed in a road accident in Mirsharai.

The accident occurred near Sufia Road on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Upazila Sadar area on Friday morning.

The dead are Sony Barua (40), Rubel Barua (40) and Nipu Barua (45). All three of them hailed from Abut Torab Union's Maini Barua Para.

Sub Inspector Borhan Uddin of the Jorarganj Highway Police Outpost said the motorcycle got into an accident around 2:30am, as it attempted to make a U-turn near Sufia Road.

In Goplaganj, three people have been killed after their motorcycle crashed into another vehicle in Gopalganj's Kashiani upazila.

The accident occurred around 6:00 am on Friday in the Hiranyakandi area near the Sampan Highway Restaurant on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway, according to Md Rakibuzzaman, chief of Bhanga Highway Police Station.

The dead have been identified as Dipu Das (18), Bishal Nag (19), and Hridoy Mridha (18) - all from Kashiani upazila.