A man and his wife were killed when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a pickup van on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in the Barangail bus stand area of Manikganj’s Shibaloy upazila today.
Deceased Monayem Khan, 40, and his wife Josna Akter were residents of Chalabon area of Dhaka’s Dakkhinkhan, police said.
According to police and local sources, a pickup van heading towards Dhaka from Paturia collided head-on with a motorcycle heading towards Paturia in the afternoon, leaving the bike rider, Monayem, and pillion passenger Josna seriously injured.
Upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured. Monayem died on the way to the hospital, while Josna was admitted to Manikganj 250-bed General Hospital, where she died while undergoing treatment.
Following the accident, police recovered the two damaged vehicles. Although the incident disrupted traffic on the highway for some time, the situation was normalised later.
Harun Or Rashid, officer-in-charge of Borongail Highway Police Station, said necessary legal action is underway over the accident.
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