Truck hits biker, killing two teens in Khulna

A truck has ploughed into a motorcycle in Khulna's Fultola, leaving two teenagers dead, reports UNB.

The accident occurred on the Khulna-Jashore Highway near the upazila's Raripara on Thursday.

The victims are 17-year-old Minhaz Hasan Raj from Begunbaria village, and 18-year-old Tajibur Rahman Shadat from Taltala Sirajkati village. They were both students of Akij Ideal School and College.

Raj and Shadat were heading to Abhaynagar on a motorcycle when a Khulna-bound truck crashed into the two-wheeler from the opposite direction, said Md Iliyaj Talukdar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Fultola thana.

"The truck's wheels ran over their heads and waists, killing them on the spot."

Both the truck's driver and his assistant fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind.