Three killed in road crash in Bagerhat

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Three motorcycle riders returning home from a local village fair were killed when their speeding bike crashed into an electric pole in Bagerhat district late on Wednesday night, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Bayezid Hossain, 22, son of Jahangir Hossain, Zakaria, 20, son of Kuddus of Mongla municipality area, and Sakib, 20, son of Asad of Morelganj upazila of the district.

The accident occurred around 11.45pm when the bike they were riding went out of control and rammed the pole at high speed on Moukhali Bridge in Mongla upazila of the district, said Bikash Chandra, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mongla police station.

The crash left the three seriously injured, he said, adding that they died on their way to a hospital.