A van driver was killed and a motorcyclist seriously injured in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a battery-run van in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah.
The dead man was Badiar Rahman, 50. The motorcyclist, Afridi, was badly hurt.
The crash happened at about 10:45am on Sunday (8 November) at Katakhali on the Kaliganj-Jibannagar road in Maheshpur upazila.
Badiar Rahman was the son of the late Abdul Alim of Naodagram in Maheshpur municipality. Afridi is the son of Maqbul Cashier of Post Office Para in Kotchandpur upazila, Jhenaidah.
According to local sources, the motorcycle and the van met head-on. Badiar Rahman was critically injured and died at the scene, although he was pulled out. Early accounts say the motorcycle was being driven at reckless speed.
Sub-Inspector Zahid of Maheshpur police station said the body had been handed to the family. Afridi was referred to Jashore Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
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