High-speed motorcycle crash leaves 2 dead on Chattogram Elevated Expressway

The speeding motorcycle lost control and crashed into a pillar on the expressway, police say

Two people have died in a motorcycle accident on Chattogram’s elevated expressway.

The accident occurred around midnight on Saturday near the Freeport area under the jurisdiction of EPZ Police Station, as they were heading towards Tigerpass from Patenga.

The dead have been identified by their first names as Rubel, 36, and Moktar, 28, both residents of the Sadarghat area in the city.

EPZ Police Station chief Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman told bdnews24.com, “The speeding motorcycle lost control and crashed into a pillar on the expressway at Freeport.”

"Both were killed on the spot," the OC added.