Motorcyclist Amirul Killed as Two Buses Race in Dhaka's Kadamtoli

A motorcyclist named Md Amirul Islam has been killed in a race between two buses in Kadamtoli in the capital. The accident happened on Monday (2 November) at around 1:45 pm under the Rayerbag footover bridge.

According to eyewitness accounts, as two speeding vehicles raced each other, one of them hit motorcycle rider Amirul, leaving him seriously injured.

He was later rescued in a seriously injured condition and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. There, the duty doctor declared him dead at around 3:30 pm.

Amirul Islam was the son of Md Yusuf Ali of Charpara area in Tangail Sadar. He lived with his family in the Faridabad area of Shyampur.

Imran Fakir, the pedestrian who brought Amirul to the hospital, said that as two speeding vehicles raced under the Rayerbag footover bridge, one of them hit Amirul and seriously injured him. His name and identity were learned from the national identity card and driving licence found in his pocket.

Habibur Rahman, in-charge (inspector) of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp, said the body has been kept in the morgue for autopsy.