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POST TIME: 28 June, 2016 00:00 00 AM
3 motorcyclists die in accident
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3 motorcyclists die in accident

Local people block Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Bertola in Sarail upazila of Brahamanbaria following the death of three motorcyclists in a road accident yesterday. Focus Bangla Photo

Brahamanbaria: Three motorcyclists were killed as a truck rammed a motorcycle at Bertola on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail upazila yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Jahangir, Ali Azam and Shahjahan Miah. Police said the accident took place when a speeding truck rammed a motorcycle, coming from the opposite direction, around 12pm, leaving the motorbike driver and its two pillion riders dead on the spot. Following the incident, local people blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway around 12:15pm. As a result, long tailbacks have been created on the both sides of the road, leading to imme nse sufferings to the commuters.