Joypurhat:A motorcyclist lost his life in a head-on collision with a battery-run auto-rickshaw on the Joypurhat-Akkelpur regional highway in Joypurhat municipal town on Thursday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the victim was identified as 34-year-old Bikash Chandra Karmakar, son of Bablu Karmakar from Telihata Karmakar Para in Gabtali upazila, Bogura district. The accident occurred around 200 pm at the Natunhat Korai Factory intersection.
Bikash was on his way from his home in Gabtali, Bogura, to Joypurhat to visit his brother-in-law when his motorcycle collided with the auto-rickshaw, resulting in his immediate death. The auto-rickshaw driver fled the scene with the vehicle, evading immediate capture by the authorities.
Police and Fire Service personnel arrived at the scene to recover the body, which was sent to the 400-bed Joypurhat General Hospital morgue for an autopsy. Officer-in-Charge Nur Alam of Joypurhat Police Station stated that no formal complaint has been filed yet, but legal action will be pursued once a complaint is received.