A 32-year-old biker died while his friend riding pillion was injured after being hit by a speeding bus in Chattogram on Tuesday night, police said.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Farhad, son of Abdul Malek of Banarupa Para in Bandarban Sadar upazila. He was a hotelier by profession.

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The accident occurred around 8.30pm near the BGB office in the Bazalia area of the district's Satkania upazila.

"The Bandarban-bound bus hit their bike, leaving Farhad dead on the spot," said the officer-in-charge of Satkania police station, Tareq Mohammad Abdul Hannan.

On information, police rushed to the spot and took the body into custody.

Though the truck has been seized, its driver managed to flee, the OC said.