Three people were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi on Wednesday evening.
The deceased were identified as Kawsar, 19, son of Azim Uddin from Bankura village in Naogaon’s Manda upazila; Kawsar Rahman, 18, son of Sikender Ali from Chakbalu village; and Palash, son of Asab Ali, also from Chakbalu village.
The accident occurred on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in the Kalitala area of Kesharhat municipality.
Critically injured Santu, 30, is undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Nitai Chandra, Station Officer at Mohanpur Fire Service Office, said the four men on two motorcycles were heading home around 6:15 pm when they were hit from behind by a car in the Kalitala area.
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The car fled the scene, leaving three of them dead on the spot and Santu injured.
Mohanpur Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Hridoy Kumar Poddar said that the bodies had been recovered.
The bodies will be handed over to their families after due procedures, he added.