Road crash kills youth

A young man was killed and two other people were injured as a motorcycle overturned on the road after hitting a pedestrian at Bornalir intersection in the city on Sunday night, reports UNB.

The deceased is Imran, 20, son of Rentu of Laxmipur Bhatpara area.

Rafiqul Islam, an assistant sub-inspector of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital police outpost, said the accident took place around 10:00pm as the motorcycle moving with Imran and another youth skidded off the road for reckless driving after hitting a female pedestrian, leaving Imran and the pedestrian critically injured.

The injured were taken to the local hospital where doctors declared Imran dead.