Two motorcyclists were killed when a truck crashed their vehicle in Birganj of Dinajpur on Friday morning.

The deceased were Madhab Roy, 24, and Dipu Roy, 30. Both were the residents of Mashalpur village of Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur.

The accident occurred at around 8AM on Friday on Dinajpur-Panchgar road in Kobirajhat of Bhognagar union of the upazila.

Sheikh Arefin Imrose, highway police sergeant, said Madhab and Dipu were returning home from Nargun date garden in Thakurgaon district. Their vehicle collided head-on a truck in th e area, leaving Madhab dead on the spot.

Injured Dipu was taken to upazila health complex where he was declared dead.

Police seized the truck, said officer-in-charge of Birganj police station Md Abdul Gafur. Legal action will be taken in this regard, he added.