Four die in bike collision at Jajira end of Padma Bridge

Four people died in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near the Padma Bridge’s South Toll Plaza area in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur yesterday night.
The deceased are Nabil Farazi, 18, Sayem Madar, 19, Arman Dhali, 18, and Khidir Madar, 20. All of them are from Jajira upazila, said Md Ahsan Habib, additional superintendent of police in Shariatpur.
He said the incident occurred around 9:00pm on the road adjacent to Sheikh Russell Cantonment near the toll plaza.
Locals along with law enforcers from the South Padma Bridge Police Station rescued and sent them to a hospital. They died on the way, said Habib.
Quoting locals, he mentioned that both motorcycles were unregistered and they were driving at high speed.
The police official said the bodies have been sent for autopsies.