Two teenagers die in Natore motorcycle crash

Accident

Natore, Jan 26: Two teenage students died and another got injured when their motorcycle lost control and crashed into a wall in Naldanga upazila, Natore on Sunday evening.

The deceased were identified as Sadnan Safa, 14, a class 8 student and Labib Hasan Sun, 16, a class 10 student, both from Diyar Kazipur village. The injured, Siam Sheikh, 14, also a class eight student, remains in critical condition at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).

Naldanga Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mostafizur Rahman said the three cousins were traveling from Trimohani Bazar to Diyar’s Kazipur Chowdhurypara on the Trimohani-Mirzapur rural road around 8pm. The motorcycle, reportedly speeding, lost control at a bend and crashed into the brick wall of a house, leaving them injured.

Locals rushed to their aid and took them to Natore Sadar Hospital. Labib died while undergoing treatment, while Sadnan succumbed to his injuries en route to RMCH.

Police inspected the scene and sent the bodies to Natore Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. “After completing the legal formalities, the bodies will be handed over to their families,” said the OC. - UNB