A college student was killed in a motorcycle accident in the capital’s Khilgaon area on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Saharoj Arefin Golib, 19, a second-year Higher Secondary student of Dhaka Imperial College.
The accident occurred around 9:30pm in the Nagdarpara area.
According to family members, Golib went out alone on his uncle’s motorcycle after iftar Demra and nearby areas.
While returning home to his residence in Banasree’s L Block, the motorcycle reportedly skidded on the road in Nagdarpara, causing him to fall.
At that moment, a covered van coming from the opposite direction ran over him, killing him on the spot.
Golib’s ancestral home is in Sadar upazila of Pirojpur District.
Police later recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the police camp at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, confirmed the incident and said the body has been kept at the morgue for post-mortem examination.
