Three people, including two motorcyclists, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Wednesday night.
Police said the accidents took place in Halishahar area of the Faujdarhat 鈥� Port Link Road and near Akmal Ali Point in port area.
The deceased were identified as Shahriar Aziz Anik, 26, Md Sohan, 25, and a pedestrian named Shahjahan, 48.
Halishahar Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Zakir Hossain said that at about 11:30pm, a motorcycle lost control on the rain-slicked Faujdarhat Toll Road near Chittagong Filling Station and got hit by another vehicle from behind.
The crash left Shahriar and Sohan dead on the spot. Their bodies were sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for post-mortem examinations, the OC added.
In another incident, Shahjahan died after being hit by a speeding motorcycle on Ring Road near Akmal Ali Link Road under EPZ Police Station.
EPZ police said that the victim was walking along the roadside when the motorcycle struck him. He sustained critical injuries and died on the way to hospital.
The motorcyclist fled the scene, leaving the bike behind. Police later seized the vehicle.
