A 22-year-old college student was killed in a head-on collision between a private car and a motorcycle in Gopalganj on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Sarjil Sikder, a first-year undergraduate student at Gopalganj Government College. The fatal road crash occurred at approximately 9:30 pm on Sunday, 8 November, on the Gopalganj-Ghonapara regional highway in front of Gobra Madrasa on the outskirts of Gopalganj town.
Sarjil Sikder was a resident of the Bank Para neighbourhood in Gopalganj town. He was the son of Shah Alam Sikder and Nirala Begum, who serves as the president of the municipal unit of the Mahila Dal. The sudden demise of the young student has sent shockwaves through his family, peers, and the wider academic community at Gopalganj Government College.
According to police statements and local eyewitness accounts, Sarjil was riding his motorcycle from the Ghonapara area towards the main town. As he reached the stretch of the regional highway passing Gobra Madrasa, a private car travelling from the opposite direction collided head-on with his vehicle. The impact of the crash threw Sarjil onto the tarmac, causing severe bodily trauma and heavy bleeding that rendered him unconscious at the scene.
Local residents and passers-by reacted swiftly upon hearing the loud crash, rushing to the scene to assist the victim. They rescued the critically injured student from the road and immediately transported him to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital for emergency treatment. However, upon arrival at the hospital’s emergency department, the attending physician examined Sarjil and declared him dead on arrival, noting that he succumbed to severe injuries prior to reaching medical care.
Confirming the tragic accident, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station Md Aminul Islam stated that law enforcement personnel were dispatched to the hospital and accident site to manage the situation. The police chief confirmed that necessary legal formalities regarding the crash and the involved vehicles are currently under way, after which the victim’s body will be formally handed over to his family for burial.
