Schoolboy killed in road crash

A Class-IX student was killed as a bus crashed into a motorcycle on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ghior upazila on Sunday evening.

The deceased was Chhoton, 14, son of Pabel Khan of Muljan village in Sadar upazila. He was a student of Muljan High School.

Yamin Uddoula, in-charge of Barangail highway police outpost, said the victim along with his friend Samiul was going towards Aricha by a motorcycle.

A Green Line Paribahan bus hit the bike from behind around 6:30pm, leaving them injured.

Being rescued by locals, they were taken to Manikganj District Hospital where the physicians pronounced Chhoton dead.

Samiul was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.