Three youths were killed by a truck in Pobay
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Rajshahi Representative/
Three youths were killed in a truck crash in Rajshahi’s Pawa. They were coming to the city by motorcycle.
The accident happened on Tuesday (January 10) around 4 pm on the road adjacent to Dangerhat Mahila College of Paba Upazila.
The deceased are Shaheen Ali (40), son of Abu Saeed of Baharampur area of the city, Sohag Ali (28), son of Bablu of the same area and Rakib Ali (26), son of Anwar Hossain of Kanthalbaria area.
According to the police, three riders on a motorcycle were heading towards the city on Tuesday afternoon. A freight truck coming from the opposite direction hit them. They fell on the road. Shaheen and Sohag died on the spot. The other passenger, Rakib, was taken to Rajshahi Medical College (Ramek) Hospital with serious injuries, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Karnahar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Ismail Hossain said that the driver left the truck and ran away immediately after the incident. As a result, he could not be arrested. But the killer truck has been impounded. And the bodies of the deceased are in the morgue of Ramek Hospital. Further legal action will be taken in view of the demands of their relatives.