Dinajpur, Aug. 21 -- year-old daughter were killed when a truck hit the motorcycle they were riding on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional highway in Ghoraghat municipality of Dinajpur on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Shampa Begum, 35, wife of Selim Sarker of Fulhar village in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha, and their daughter Nusaifa Akhter.

Selim, who was riding the motorcycle, sustained minor injuries in the accident.

Officer-in-Charge of Ghoraghat Police Station Shahidul Islam said Selim, along with his wife and daughter, was going to attend a wedding at Hamidpur Chittipara in Ghoraghat.

On the way, a truck hit the motorcycle from behind near Ghoraghat Filling Station in the municipality around 11:30am, he said.

The imp...