Two young people, Ayon, 20, and Mithila, 18, have died in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a pickup van in Chaugachha, Jashore. The accident happened at about 4pm on Thursday (15 October) in the Talikhola area on the Chaugachha-Jashore road.
Ayon was the son of Nazrul Islam of Adampur village in Maheshpur upazila, Jashore. Mithila was the daughter of Nazmul Islam of the Bakpara area of Chaugachha municipality.
According to local sources, the motorcycle was on its way from Chaugachha towards Jashore when it collided head-on with a pickup van coming from the opposite direction in the Talikhola area. Ayon, riding pillion, died on the spot. Mithila, who was riding the motorcycle, was seriously injured.
Local people took the injured Mithila to Jashore General Hospital. She died on the way to Dhaka, where she was being taken for better treatment.
Mithila’s family said the two were on their way to a coffee house in the Araradah area of Chaugachha. Another source said they were in a relationship.
Mamunur Rashid, officer-in-charge of Chaugachha police station, confirmed the two deaths in the accident.
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