Magura: A young man was killed in a head on collision between a motorcycle and a truck in front of Magura Textile Mill on the Magura-Jessore Highway in Sadar upazila on Monday night.

The deceased is Assaduzzaman Jewel, 32, son of Atiar Rahman, a resident of Vitasair village in the upazila.

Sadar police officer-in charge Munsi Assaduzzaman said a head on collision between a speeding truck and a Jessore-bound motorcycle took place in the area at about 7:00pm, leaving motorcycle rider Assaduzzaman dead on the spot.

Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Magura Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.