Three students of the same college were killed as a truck hit their motorbike on the Benapole-Jashore highway Friday night.

The accident occurred around 9pm in the Natunhat Gazir Dorga. 

The deceased were identified as Asif, Arman, and Salman. They were all twelfth-grade students at Jashore Sadar upazila's Natunhat Public College.

Jashore Kotwali police station officer in Charge (OC) Moniruzzaman confirmed the matter.

He said the three classmates were returning from Jhikargacha. When they reached the Natunhat Gazir Dorga as the truck hit their motorcycle, leaving Asif and Armaan died on the spot. 

Salman succumbed to his injuries at Jashore General Hospital, he said.

Legal action is being taken in this connection, the OC added.

BDST: 1200 HRS, OCT 08, 2022
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