Two individuals were killed in a head-on collision between a sand-laden truck and a motorcycle at Chaighoria on the Satkhira-Jashore road today (17 December).
The accident occurred around 2:00pm when the truck, heading towards Kalaroa, collided with the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction towards Satkhira town, said Delwar Hossain, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Satkhira Sadar police station.
The deceased were identified as Joy, son of the late Jamal Uddin of Munjitpur village in Satkhira Sadar, and his friend Sihabuzzaman Sihab, son of Habibullah of Machkhola village.
Both were killed on the spot due to the impact of the collision. The truck driver and his assistant fled the scene immediately after the incident, the police added.