They were on an Eid day trip to the Garo Hills
Published : 11 Apr 2024, 09:03 PM
Three riders have died during an Eid-ul-Fitr day trip to the Garo Hills after a tyre burst caused a motorcycle crash in Netrokona’s Kalmakanda.
The accident occurred on India Border Road in the Chengni Bazar area around 4:45pm on Thursday, Kalmakanda Police Station chief Mohammad Lutful Haque said.
The dead have been identified as Hridoy Mia, 23, Halim Hossain, 18, and Nobih Hossain, 35.
Lutful said the trio from Nazirpur got out on the motorcycle in the afternoon for a pleasure trip to Garo hill on Eid day.
They were critically injured when the motorcycle swerved out of the road after a tyre burst.
The doctor declared them dead when locals rescued and rushed them to Kalmakanda Upazila Health Complex.
The doctor, Sourav Ghosh, said they had died before being brought to the facility.
Police recovered the bodies and were taking necessary legal steps over the accident, Lutful said.