4 youths killed in road accident involving three bikes

Four youths were killed in a road accident involving three motorcycles in the Kutubpur area of Shibchar upazila in Madaripur on Tuesday (April 1).

The deceased were known as Mithun, 25, son of Md Shahjahan Talukdar, and Ridoy Dhali, 19, son of Babul Dhali, Ramzan, 21, son of Manzu Sardar, and Oli Khan, son of Iskan Khan.

Sources said that two motorcycles travelling at high speed collided head-on around 2pm. Subsequently, a third motorcycle lost control and struck the injured individuals, leaving Mithun and Ridoy Dhali dead on the spot.

Later, two other riders Oli Khan and Ramzan died at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.

Shibchar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ratan Sheikh said initially it was known that the accident took place due to excessive speeding.