Father, son killed in Panchagarh road crash

A 70-year-old man and his son were killed after a truck knocked a motorcycle on Panchagarh-Tetulia highway at Board Bazar in Panchagarh sadar upazila on Thursday, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Momir Uddin and his son Rezaul Karim, 40 of Mithapukur area in Panchagarh sadar upazila.

The accident occurred in afternoon when the truck hit the motorbike carrying the two while it was heading towards Tetulia upazila, leaving them injured, said Jahangir Alam Khan, officer-in-charge of Tetulia police station.

The injured were taken to a local hospital where physicians declared them dead.