Man, 2 grandsons killed as truck hits motorcycle in Bagerhat
An 80-year-old grandfather and his two grandsons were killed as their motorcycle was hit head-on by a brick-laden truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat last night.
The deceased are the grandfather Matleb Khan, and grandsons Ruhin Khan (25) and Saikat Khan (25), reports our local correspondent quoting Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Katakhali Highway Police Station Mizanur Rahman Sheikh.
The accident took place in Balai Shop area while the deceased were heading towards Katakhali from Rakhalgachi of Bagerhat Sadar, the police official said quoting witnesses.
Matleb died on the spot while the injured were rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Ruhin dead. Saikat was sent to Dhaka for better treatment and succumbed on the way, the OC added.
Police seized the truck but its driver managed to escape, the police official also said.
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