Two school students killed in truck-motorcycle collision in Gopalganj

Two school students riding a motorcycle have died in a collision with a truck in Gopalganj’s Muksudpur Upazila.

The accident occurred on Tuesday at the Dhaka-Khulna highway, said Muksudpur Police chief Abdullah Al Mamun.

The dead are Rafsan Rafi and Anuj Karmakar, both 10th graders at Government Saber Mia Josimuddin SJ Model High School.

CCTV footage of the accident has been shared on Facebook, which shows the bike crashing onto the road after colliding with the truck.

Two riders were thrown off the motorcycle and injured, while the truck lost control and crashed into a roadside tree.

Locals rushed the injured to Muksudpur Upazila Health Complex, from where they were referred to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

Doctors declared Rafi dead on arrival, while Anuj died on the way to Dhaka.

Officer Mamun said, “We have collected the names and addresses of the two.

“As the accident happened on the highway, the matter has been reported to the Bhanga Highway Police Station.

“After the legal process, the dead will be handed over to their relatives.”