Shawdesh Desk:

Two young men were killed while another was injured when a truck hit their bike in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur in the early hours of Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Nahid Hasan Shabuj, 26, and Tazin Ahmed, 18, of the upazila.

The accident occurred around 1.30am when the three were returning home from the Phulbari rail crossing area, police said.

On their way home, a truck transporting rice hit their bike in front of Nimtala MP Market of the upazila, leaving the duo dead on the spot, said Ashraful Islam, officer-in-charge of Phulbari police station.

An injured Khalid Hasan, 20, was sent to Dinajpur M Abdur Rahim Medical College and Hospital for treatment, said the OC.

The truck driver and his helper have been detained and the vehicle was compounded, he added.