Two school teachers were killed as a speeding truck hit the motorcycle on which they were riding on the Bagerhat-Mawa highway at Joydihi village in Mollahat Upazila of Bagerhat on Wednesday night.
The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam, 45, assistant teacher of Sorospur Government Primary School and Baharul Alam Molla, 43, of Sorospur Dakkhinpara Government Primary School, both hailing from Sorospur village, reports a news agency.
Sub-inspector of Katakhali Highway Police Camp Malay Ray said the truck hit the motorcycle around 10:00pm at the place, leaving the duo critically injured.
The injured were then taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital where duty doctors declared them dead around 10:30pm.