A police officer was killed in a collision between two motorbikes in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday noon.

The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, a sub-inspector of district  Special Branch of police and hailed from Sirajganj district.

AKM Alamgir Jahan, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Model Police Station, said the accident occurred around 1pm when the two vehicles collided head-on in Islampur area, leaving the motorcyclists critically injured.

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They were rushed to Sadar Hospital where SI Nurul was declared dead upon arrival, he added.