Motorcycle Passenger Midul Killed After Being Thrown in Front of a Bus in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi, Driver in Hospital

A motorcycle passenger named Midul Rahman, 26, was killed after being thrown in front of a passenger bus while overtaking a trolley in Baliadangi, Thakurgaon. The motorcycle driver, Ashikur Rahman, was injured in the incident. The accident happened at 3:30pm on Tuesday on the Thakurgaon-Baliadangi highway in the Dharmamara Pukur area.

Midul Rahman worked at a shop at Dinajpur Government College Mor. He was the son of Dulal Hossain of the Kanchan Baluadanga area. He is survived by his wife and a three-month-old daughter, it was learnt.

The injured Ashikur Rahman is the son of Abdul Khalek of the same area.

Eyewitness Badrul Islam said Midul Rahman was riding on the back of Ashikur Rahman's motorcycle from Dinajpur to Baliadangi in Thakurgaon to buy a mobile phone. While overtaking a trolley in the Dharmamara Pukur area, a passenger bus came in front of them.

Badrul Islam said that when the motorcycle braked suddenly, Midul, who was sitting at the back, was thrown onto the road in front. He suffered a head injury and died on the spot.

After the accident, local people rescued the injured Ashikur Rahman and admitted him to hospital.

Shahriar, a sub-inspector of Baliadangi police station, said the body was recovered from the spot and taken to the police station. Family members have been informed.

Sub-inspector Shahriar added that neither the passenger bus nor the trolley could be detained in connection with the incident.