Five killed in Sylhet road crashes

Five people were killed in separate road crashes in Sylhet city and Balaganj upazila Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Alek Hossain Chowdhury, (25), son of Ali Hossain, of Habiganj, Ali Reza, (25), resident of Narsingtila in the city, and Soikat of Habiganj. They were the students of Sylhet Govt MC College. The police said the accident took place when a city-bound speedy truck hit their motorcycle from behind in the city's Tilagarh area at about 11:30 pm, leaving them dead on the spot. In the other accident, two people were killed, as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Kurua in Balaganj Tuesday morning.
—UNB