UNB, Rangpur :
Three motorcyclists were killed as a truck crashed into the motorbike they were riding on the Rangpur-Bogra Highway in Mithapukur upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased, identified as Firoz, 22, son of Majnu Mia, Arafat Rahman, 20, son of Mithu Mia, and Mizan, 25, hailed from different villages in the upazila.
Police and locals said the moving truck hit the motorcycle the three friends-Firoz, Arafat and Mizan-were riding on the highway at Dulhapur around 07:45pm on their way back home from Eid shopping in a Rangpur city market, leaving Firoz and Arafat dead on the spot and Mizan critically injured.
Injured Mizan was taken to Mithapukur Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead. On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.
Police also seized the truck but its driver and his helper managed to the flee the scene.
