Shawdesh dEsk:

Three motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Panitala area in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on Thursday noon.

The deceased were identified as Sakib Mia, 18, Abdullah Mia, 16 and Sumon Mia, 16, all of them hailing from Mayderhat area in Shibganj upazila of Bogura.

A Gobindaganj-bound motorcycle from Moyderhat carrying the victims skidded off the road and fell into a ditch, leaving three youths dead on the spot, said AKM Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gobindaganj police station.

The bodies have been recovered and brought to the police station, he said.