Online Desk  :   At least six motorcyclists were killed in separate road accidents in Mirsharai Upazila of Chattogram and Gopalganj on Friday. In Mirsharai Upazila, three motorcyclists were killed when a bus knocked them in Mayani Boryapara area of the upazila at around 4AM on Friday. The deceased were Rubel Barua, 40, Nippu Barua, 43, and Sony Barua, 37, all were the residents of Mayani Boryapara area of the upazila.

Mayani Union BNP leader Ashraf Uddin said that the three persons riding on a motorcycle went to a hotel on Sufia Road for breakfast. The accident occurred when they returning home and a speedy bus knocked them in that area, leaving all of them dead on the spot.  Atikur Rahman Mojumder officer-in-charge of Mirsharai Police Station, acknowledged the matter and they have informed the highway police.

In Gopalganj, three motorcycle riders were killed when an unidentified vehicle ran over them on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in front of Sampan Highway Restaurant in Hiranyo Kandi area at around 6AM on Friday. The dead were Dipu Das, 18, son of Bishnu Das of Ponna area of the upazila, Bishal Nag, 19, son of Babul Nag of the same area, and Hridoy Mridha, 18, son of Minarul Mridha.

Rakibuzzaman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bhanga Highway Police Station, said that locals saw the three lying on the side of the road with a motorcycle and informed us. Later, the police reached the spot and recovered the bodies. Quoting the family members, the police official said that the three were going to drink date juice riding on a motorcycle. When they reached the area, an unidentified vehicle ran over them in front of the Sampan restaurant.