A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Osmaninagar, Sylhet, late Thursday night. The victim, Masum Ahmed, was the son of Hiron Miah from Durajpur village under Tajpur union.
The accident took place around 10:30 pm at Taler Tol on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway. Police from Osmani Nagar police station and Sherpur Highway Police recovered the body after receiving the news.
According to police and eyewitnesses, Masum was traveling from Tajpur Bazaar towards Goalabazar when he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle while trying to avoid hitting a pedestrian who was crossing the road. He was thrown onto the highway and died at the scene.
Confirming the incident, Officer-in-Charge Md. Morshedul Hasan Bhuiya said police promptly reached the spot, recovered the body, and sent it to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for further procedures.