A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as their vehicle hit a roadside tree at Nurpur intersection under Dohar Upazila of Dhaka district Monday night, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Panai Pal (23), son of Pangkaj Pal of Lotakhola village of the Upazila.
Witnesses said the accident took place when the motorcycle crashed into a tree beside the Dhaka-Dohar road at night after its motorcyclist Panai along with his co-rider Rajib lost control, leaving them injured. The critically injured two were rushed to Dohar Upazila Health Complex where doctors pronounced Panai dead.