A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed as a speeding truck hit their motorcycle on Pabna-Pakshi highway in Sadar upazila of Pabna early Sunday, UNB reports quoting police.
The deceased were identified as Iqbal Hossain Khan, 52, and Abdul Majid Sheikh, 52, both residents of the district.
The accident took place at about 12:00am when the Pabna-bound truck hit the motorcycle coming from opposite direction on the highway in Hemayetpur union, leaving one dead on the spot, said Nuruzzaman, sub-inspector of Hemayetpur police outpost.
Another injured was rushed to Pabna General Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The bodies were kept at the hospital morgue for post-mortem examinations, the SI added.
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