Dhaka, July 31 -- Two friends, including a local Chhatra Dal leader, were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda on Thursday night.

The accident occurred around 8:30 pm in front of Oxygen Road in Bhatiari Union when their motorcycle was struck by a Dhaka-bound oil tanker, police and local sources said.

The deceased were identified as Md Arif, 28, son of Md Manik, and Md Jewel, 29, son of the late Abul Kasem-both residents of Chairman Ghata in Madam Bibirhat, Jahanabad.

Arif served as the president of Ward No. 2 Chhatra Dal in Bhatiari Union, confirmed Upazila Sechchhasebak Dal member secretary Helal Uddin Babar.

According to witnesses, the two friends were attempting a U-turn when the tanker truck belon...