Two motorcycle riders, including a young woman, were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a vehicle on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar, Munshiganj, early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Rafi, 20, son of Manjur Alam Babu, and Jannatul Mawa Jyoti, 19, daughter of Jahangir Alam. Both were residents of West Shewrapara in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.
According to Fire Service sources, they were travelling towards Mawa at night to eat Hilsa fish when the accident occurred around 3am in the Samaspur area.
The motorcycle lost control and rammed into the rear of an unidentified vehicle.
The impact left the motorcycle mangled and trapped underneath the vehicle, killing both riders on the spot.
Two rescue units from the Sreenagar Fire Service and Civil Defence Station reached the scene after receiving information at 3:04am and recovered the bodies.
Station In-charge Sohel Rana said the rescue operation was completed within 15 minutes, ending at 3:15am.
The bodies were handed over to police.
