Man killed as bus hits bike

A motorcyclist was killed as a bus hit his bike in Dinajpur yesterday.

The accident occurred on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional highway near Baraihat Bazar in Phulbari upazila around 9:30am, said police.

The deceased -- Delwar Hossain, 48 -- was a senior loan officer of ASA, an NGO, and a resident of Mondolpara village in Parbatipur upazila.

The bus struck Delwar's motorcycle from the opposite direction, leaving him critically injured, said AKM Khondaker Mohibbul Islam, officer-in-charge of Phulbari Police Station.

As locals rushed to the spot, the bus driver abandoned the vehicle beside a nearby petrol station and fled the scene with his assistant.

Bystanders rushed Delwar to Phulbari Upazila Health Complex. He was later transferred to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Police seized the bus and filed a case in this connection.

The OC said they are trying to detain the bus driver and his assistant.