Four people, including three friends, were killed in separate road crashes in Birganj and Birampur upazilas of Dinajpur district on Sunday,
In Birganj, three friends were killed when a speeding truck rammed into the motorcycle they riding after admission into school in the upazila on Sunday, a fire service official said.
The deceased were identified as Sahadat, 15, son of Afsar Ali, Shahriar Shuvo, 15, son of Jahangir Hossain, and Muzahid Hossain, 14, son of Sukkur Ali. All the deceased were from Makrai village of Birganj upazila, reports UNB.
The three were out on joyride after completing the admission process into their respective classes at Kabi Nazrul High School in Birganj.
The accident occurred on Dinajpur-Panchagarh road. Sahadat and Shuvo died on the spot. Muzahid was rushed to Birganj Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, confirmed Meraz Ali, an officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Birganj.
In a separate accident also on Sunday vegetable trader Md Rajib Uddin, of Uttar Katla village in Birampur, was killed when his vehicle overturned after being hit by an army vehicle at Doel intersection in Birampur, confirmed Sumon Kumar Mohonto, officer-in-charge of Birampur Police Station.
