Two motorcyclists were killed after being hit by an unidentified bus on the Chattogram–Cox’s Bazar Highway in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram early today.

The accident occurred around 2:00am in front of the Suzuki showroom in Puraton BOC area of Lohagara, said police and locals.

The victims were identified as Md Sohel, 25, and Md Abu Bokkor Siddique, 14, Sub-Inspector (SI) Ruhul Amin of the Dohazari Highway Police said.

Quoting eyewitnesses, he said, “Locals rushed to the spot after hearing a sudden loud noise and saw a motorcycle lying on the ground. Going a little further, they saw two bodies lying motionless and covered in blood on the road. A Chattogram-bound AC bus quickly fled the scene at that moment.”

Family sources confirmed that the deceased Sohel was a businessman in Chattogram’s Kaptai Rastar Matha area, while the younger victim, Abu Bokkor Siddique, was his employee. They were reportedly travelling to Sohel’s in-laws’ house in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar after finishing the day’s business, said SI Ruhul Amin.

“Upon receiving the news, we promptly went to the scene, recovered the scattered bodies, and brought them into police custody,” he said, adding, “After completing the inquest report and upon the request of the victims’ families, the bodies were handed over to the respective families.”

He added that the damaged motorcycle was taken into police custody.