Road accident kills motorcyclist in Rangpur

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RANGPUR, April 23, 2021 (BSS) – A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Paglapeer Debipur point on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway under Sadar upazila in Rangpur this afternoon.

“The accident occurred when a pickup van hit the running motorcycle from behind at the point killing the motorcyclist on the spot,” Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Taraganj Highway police station Nurunnabi Prodhan told tonight.

The deceased was identified as Khairul Islam, 45, son of late Abdul Mazid of village Madhbati in Biral upazila of Dinajpur district.

“Khairul was returning to Dinajpur from Rangpur riding on his motorcycle when the accident occurred,” the OC said.