A 24-year-old youth on a bike and his cousin riding pillion died after being hit by a speeding truck in Jakiganj upazila of Sylhet on Thursday night.
The deceased were identified as Emon Ahmed and Muktar Hossain Laal, 23. Both were the residents of the upazila and were supposed to take the upcoming HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) exams.
The accident occurred around 11.30pm as the truck hit the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction on Jakiganj-Sylhet Road near the Kolakuta Bangla Bari area, said Md Mosharraf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jakiganj police station.
The impact of the crash was such that the two died on the spot, the OC said.
"Efforts are on to nab the driver of the killer truck who sped away after the accident," he added.