2 killed in Jamalpur bike crash

Two motorcyclists, including an army man, were killed when a truck crushed into their vehicle at Badechandi on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh Highway in Sadar upazila of Jamalpur district on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Shahinur Islam, 25, son of Mobarak Hossain, and Shahin Alam, 24, son of Mohammad Ali, both residents of Rangamati village of the upazila. Shahin Alam had posting at Mymensingh Cantonment as a soldier. Abdul Awal, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station said a speeding truck ran over the motorcycle carrying the duo from behind in the area at about 9:30 pm while they were retuning home from Nandina Bazar, leaving Shahinur dead on the spot and his co-rider Shahin seriously injured. Shahin was rushed to Jamalpur General Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead. Informed, police recovered the bodies and sent those to the hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed in this connection, according to a news agency.

-SRS