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Two motorcycle riders were killed and another injured after a bus ploughed into the two-wheeler in Kushtia on Saturday.
The incident occurred around 8:00 am on the Kushtia-Jhenaidah Highway in Bottail, according to Jane Alam, assistant director of Kushtia Fire Service.
The deceased were identified as Nayon Islam, 25, and Roni Islam, 26, residents of Kushtia Sadar's Durbachhara village.
Meanwhile, injured Mizanur Rahman, 27, has been admitted to Kushtia General Hospital, reports bdnews24.com.
Nayon and Roni died on the spot, while rescuers sent Mizanur to the hospital, said Alam.
All three were workers at Kiam Metal Industries in the Kumargara BSCIC Industrial Area, the Fire Service official added.
“The three were travelling on a motorcycle from Durbachhara village to their workplace. Upon reaching the Bottail area, a high-speed Gorai Paribahan bus, heading from Kushtia to Khulna, struck their vehicle,” said Sub-Inspector Joydeb Kumar of Kushtia Highway Police Station.
The bodies of Nayon and Roni have been taken to the Kushtia General Hospital morgue.