Biker killed in road accident

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision between a pickup and his bike on Dinajpur-Ranshia road at Boirchuna village in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon yesterday.

The victim was identified as Akhtaruzzaman Dablu (40) from Jadurani village in Haripur upazila.

Pirganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Prodip Kumar Roy said a Ranshia-bound mango-laden pickup van collided head-on with the motorbike at an intersection around 11am, leaving the biker dead on the spot.