Pangsha Reporter : Two jewellers riding a motorcycle were killed in a head-on collision with a drum truck on their way home after Halkhata in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari. The tragic accident took place on the Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in the Naopara Pagla More area of Maashpara union of the upazila at around 3:30 pm on Wednesday (May 21). The deceased are – Korban Sheikh (55), son of the late Habu Sheikh of Kamalapur village in Khoksha upazila of Kushtia district, and Ashok Kumar Roy (65), son of the late Foni Bhushan Roy of Janipur village in the same upazila. Korban Sheikh Khoksha was the owner of ‘Matru Jewellers’ in Kamalapur Old Bazaar and Ashok Roy was the owner of ‘Krishna Jewellers’ in Moragachha area.
According to family sources, the two deceased businessmen were returning home from Pangsha on a motorcycle after completing their business. On the way, their motorcycle collided head-on with an unidentified drum truck in the Battala area of Naopara Pagaler More. They were seriously injured on the spot. They were quickly rescued and taken to the Pangsha Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared them dead.
Dr. Tansu Soma, the on-duty doctor at Pangsha Upazila Health Complex, said, “After the accident, both of them were brought dead to the hospital.”
SI Sajjad Hossain of Pangsha Highway Police Station said, “After the accident, they were quickly rescued with the help of the fire service and taken to the Pangsha Hospital, where doctors declared them dead. Although the families of the deceased did not file any complaint, a case of accidental death will be filed by the family.”
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