Khagrachhari: A motorcyclist lost his life, and another rider suffered serious injuries following a head-on collision with a passenger bus on the Chattogram-Khagrachhari regional road in Guimara upazila on Wednesday night. The tragic incident occurred at approximately 8:30 pm near Bailyachari School.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Kuben Joy Tripura, son of Kripacharya Tripura, a resident of Pankhimura area under Sindukchhari union in Guimara upazila. The injured rider, identified as 19-year-old Tripura, son of Monohari Tripura from the Bhaibonchhara area in Khagrachhari Sadar upazila, was traveling on the same motorcycle and sustained severe injuries.
Police reports indicate that the accident transpired when a Shanti Paribahan bus, en route from Chattogram to Khagrachhari, collided head-on with the motorcycle, which was reportedly speeding from the opposite direction. The injured young man is currently receiving treatment at Matiranga Upazila Health Complex, while the deceased’s body is being kept at the hospital.
Officer-in-Charge Md Suhrawardy of Guimara Police Station confirmed that the bus involved in the accident has been seized, although its driver and assistant have fled the scene and remain absconding. The OC further stated that the body will be released to the family following the completion of legal formalities.