Two young men were killed after a truck collided head-on with their motorcycle in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur while they were on their way to Mymensingh early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Md Soleman Sikdar, 22, son of Hasin Sikdar of Sarengkandi village in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, and Kawsar Hossain, 28, son of Giar Uddin of South Mandail area in Keraniganj of Dhaka.
Both were residents of Keraniganj.
According to police and family members, four friends -Sajjad, Arif, Soleman and Kawsar-left Keraniganj on two motorcycles for Trishal in Mymensingh to visit another friend.
Around 2am, a truck coming from the opposite direction ran over the motorcycle carrying Soleman and Kawsar on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Jainabazar in Sreepur upazila, leaving both dead on the spot.
Officer-in-Charge of Mawna Highway Police Station Kamruzzaman said police recovered the bodies from the scene.
He added that the truck and the damaged motorcycle were seized, but the driver managed to flee the scene.
