Four dead in motorcycle accident near Padma bridge toll plaza

At least four people died when two motorcycles collided head-on near the toll plaza of the Padma Bridge in Shariatpur’s Zajira Upazila on Sunday.

The accident took place near the Sheikh Russel Cantonment adjacent to the toll plaza around 10 pm, said Akram Hossain, chief of Padma Bridge South Police Station, according to a bdnews24.com report.

The dead were identified as Arman Dhali (30) from Dhali Kandi village, Khidir Matbar (25), Nabil Faraji (28), of Faraji Kandi village and Sayem Madbar, from the same village.

“Two motorcycles had a head-on collision on the road beside the toll plaza, which stretches from Padma Bridge South Police Station to the Sheikh Russel Cantonment Road. Four passengers of the motorcycles were severely injured in the crash,” said OC Akram.

Locals rescued them. Three of the victims died while on the way to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital while the fourth one died in the hospital, he said.