Two motorbike riders killed in Sylhet road crash

Two persons, including a UP chairman, were killed when their motorcycle hit a truck at Goainghat in Sylhet.

The accident took place around 1:00 am on Sunday (September 17).

The deceased were known as – Sylhet Sadar upazila’s Jalalabadh union parishad chairman Obaidullah Ishaq, and a trader Hafizur Rashid, son of Mamunur Rashid.

Goainghat police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) KM Nazrul Islam said the motorcycle hit the truck from behind in Mitrimahal area of Salutikar of the upazila leaving the motorcyclists dead on the spot.

The bodies were kept at Sylhet MAG Osmani medical college hospital, OC added.