2 killed as bus hits motorcycle in Khulna
Two people were killed when a bus hit a motorcycle head-on on Khulna-Satkhira highway in Khulna this morning.
The accident took place around 7:00am at Hogladanga intersection, reports our local correspondent quoting Emdadul Huq, officer-in-charge of Harintana Police Station.
The deceased were identified as riders of the motorcycle --Belal Hossain (25), and Hafez Shariful Islam (23).
The Khulna-bound bus of Tungipara Express hit the motorcycle while the two-wheeler was getting on the highway from Rajbaad area, police said quoting eyewitnesses.
The motorcycle riders died on the spot, the OC added.
Locals blocked the Khulna-Satkhira highway for about an hour following the accident in protest.
The bodies were sent to Khulna Medical College for autopsy. The bus managed to flee the scene, the police official also said.
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