Local musician killed as lorry runs over motorcycle in Kurigram

A local musician was killed and a guitarist injured after a lorry hit their motorcycle near the central bus terminal in Kurigram town this noon.

Khan Md Shahriar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kurigram Sadar Police Station, confirmed the development to our Lalmonirhat correspondent.

The deceased was identified as Ashrafun Nahar Mim (18), daughter of Aminul Islam at Sabuj Para village of Chilmari upazila in Kurigram while the injured was guitarist Bipul Islam (30), said the OC.

Both Mim and Bipul used to work together on different cultural functions, the police official said.

Quoting witnesses, the OC said a lorry heading towards Rangpur from Kurigram town hit the motorcycle riding Bipul and Mim in front of a regional duck farm this noon.

Mim was crushed under the wheels of the lorry and died on the spot, he said.

Critically injured Bipul was first taken to Kurigram General Hospital and later referred to Rangpur Medical College for better treatment, said the OC.

On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered Mim's body.

OC Khan Shahriar further said the lorry was seized but its driver managed to flee the scene.