A motorcyclist was killed and another injured in a road accident on the Jhenidah-Chuadanga highway at Sadar upazila in Jhenidah district on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased was Rasel Ferdous, 40, son of Tofazzal Hossain, a resident of Bhatoi Bazar area under Shoilkupa upazila in the district.
According to witnesses, Rasel along with another was heading towards Chuadanga on his motorbike. On the way, a wheel of a moving truck came off and hit their motorbike, leaving Rasel dead on the spot and his pillion rider critically injured.
Being informed by locals, firefighting unit rescued the injured and recovered the body from the spot which was sent to a hospital morgue. The injured is undergoing treatment at Jhenidah Sadar Hospital, said Abdus Salam, an official of Jhenidah Fire Service Station.
Jhenidah Sadar Police Station OC Shahin Uddin confirmed the death matter, adding that no case has been filed yet in this regard.
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