2 die as covered van and motorcycle crash head-on in Jashore’s Sharsha

The motorcycle was heavily damaged in the accident and both of its passengers were killed on the spot

Two motorcycle passengers have died after their vehicle crashed head-on into a covered van in Jashore’s Sharsha Upazila.

The accident occurred on the Navaron-Satkhira highway near the Gilapole Bazar area in front of a brickfield on Monday morning, said Gopal Karmakar, chief of Navaron Highway Police Station.

The dead have been identified as Shahin Hossain, 35, and Tofazzal Hossain, 45. The two of them are residents of the Upazila.

Gopal said, “Shahin was headed to Navaron Bazar on [Tofazzal’s] motorcycle to sell his chili pepper crops. A covered van travelling in the opposite direction and headed to Satkhira veered out of control and crashed into the motorcycle head on.”

“The motorcycle was damaged in the accident and Shahin and Tofazzal were killed on the spot.”

Immediately after the accident, the covered van driver and his assistant fled. Police went to the scene, recovered the bodies, and seized the covered van, the police official said.

Police are working to identify and arrest the driver and his assistant.