3 motorcyclists killed in Dinajpur road crash

At least three people were killed and one injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj highway Saturday afternoon. The accident took place in Jaliapara area of Dinajpur Sadar upazila. The deceased were identified as Abdul Hai, son of late Obaidur Molla, Anarul Islam, son of Tarabuddin, and Rabiul Islam, son of late Safar Ali, all from different villages in the Sadar upazila. Redwanur Rahim, OC of Kotwali police station, said the accident took place when two speeding motorcycles collided head on around 3:30pm on Saturday, leaving two of them dead on the spot and two others critically injured. Locals rushed the injured to Dinajpur Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital, but one of them died on their way to the hospital. Receiving information by witnesses, police with firefighters recovered the dead bodies and sent them to the morgue for autopsy, the OC added.