A former UP member has been killed after being hit by a speeding motorcycle in Monirampur of Jashore.
The incident occurred in front of Shahapur Government Primary School on the Rajganj-Trimohani road around 5:30pm on Friday.
The deceased identified as Surat Ali, 55, was the son of late Mahatab Morol of Shahapur village. He was a former member of Ward No 3 under Mashwimnagar Union Parishad.
Surat Ali was standing at an intersection next to his house with his motorcycle while two youths were coming on a motorcycle from the direction of Trimohani. When the speeding motorcycle hit Surat from behind, he was thrown off and suffered a severe head injury. He died on the way while taking to Jashore General Hospital after being rescued. The two youths on the motorcycle were also injured after falling off, a local fertilizer trader Shahjahan Kabir said.
Officer-in-Charge of Monirampur Police Station Abu Sayeed said a former UP member died in a motorcycle crash and police have been sent to the scene.
