Sylhet, June 15 -- A motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured in a collision between a motorcycle and a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Sylhet's Gowainghat upazila on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Nazim Uddin, 25, son of late Fattah Miah of Manaura village in the upazila. The injured, Layek, 23, son of Zayed Miah from the same village, is currently undergoing treatment.

Gowainghat Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sarkar Tofayel Ahmed said the head-on collision took place in the Soti area of Lengura union on the Gowainghat-Bangabir road.

Locals rushed both victims to Gowainghat Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Nazim Uddin dead on arrival. Layek, who sustained injuries, was later transferre...