Three motorcycle riders were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle in Tangail’s Basail upazila on Sunday morning.
The accident occurred around 11am in front of Bangra Kali Temple under Kashil union.
The deceased were identified as Takbir Mia, 15, son of expatriate Rafiqul Mia of Bangra village, Liman, 14, son of Shokat Ali, and Siamon, 14, son of Solaiman of the same area. All three were riding the motorcycle.
Police and locals said the three friends were travelling towards Basail upazila town when their motorcycle collided head-on with an oncoming CNG-run auto-rickshaw near the temple area.
Takbir Mia died on the spot. Locals rescued the injured and took them to Tangail General Hospital, where Liman was declared dead. Siamon died while being taken to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
Basail Police Station Officer-in-Charge Alamgir Kabir confirmed the incident, saying that one victim died at the scene, one at hospital and another on the way to Dhaka.
He added that legal procedures are underway before handing over the bodies to the families.
