Motorcyclist killed in Bogura road accident

A motorcyclist was killed and another injured in a road accident on the Bogura-Natore highway in front of Farid Vulcanizing near Selina Pump in Nandigram Municipal under Nandigram upazila of Bogura district on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Bharat Chandra Barman, 26, son of Sheetal Chandra, resident of Nautika village under Khetlal Police Station in Joypurhat district.

The accident occurred when Bharat Chandra hit a covered van standing in front of Farid Vulcanizing near Selina Pump as he was returning home from Natore on his motorcycle around 9am, he died on the spot and another was injured, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nandigram Kunderhat Highway Police Station Abbas Ali said.

The injured was admitted to the Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, he said.

Police seized the covered van and motorcycle, and also recovered the body from the spot, the OC added.

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