Teenage boy killed in Tangail road accident

A teenage boy has been killed and another injured after their motorcycle was hit by a truck in Tangail’s Modhupur.

Tangail Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 15 Sept 2018, 05:24 AM
Updated : 15 Sept 2018, 05:24 AM

The accident occurred on Sagor Dighi Road in the Motorbazar area on Friday evening, said Modhupur Police OC Md Shafiqul Islam.

The deceased has been identified as 17-year-old Ashraful Islam, while the injured has been identified as 17-year-old Rakib.

According to OC Shafiqul, ten friends had set out for a trip on five motorcycles when one of the vehicles was hit by a truck travelling in the opposite direction, killing Ashraful on the spot.

Rakib has been admitted to a local hospital.

The truck has been taken into police custody, but the truck driver has fled, said OC Shafiqul.