One person was killed after a bus collided with a motorcycle at the Betaga Signboard area under Santirbazar police station on Saturday afternoon.

According to reports, the accident occurred at around 1:25 pm on the National Highway near the college in the Betaga Signboard area. The bus, bearing registration number TR 01 B 1392, was travelling from Sabroom towards Agartala, while the motorcycle, bearing registration number TR 08 A 6702, was reportedly travelling from Bir Chandra Manu Bazar towards Muhuripur.

The two vehicles collided when they reached the Betaga Signboard area, following which the motorcycle rider was thrown onto the highway and sustained critical injuries.

Fire and Emergency Services personnel from Santirbazar promptly reached the spot and rescued the injured rider. He was taken to Santirbazar District Hospital, where the attending doctor declared him dead.

The deceased was identified as Dipankar Talukdar, 40, son of Nitai Talukdar and a resident of the Muhuripur area.

Following the accident, police from Santirbazar police station reached the spot and initiated an investigation to determine the exact cause of the collision. 

The body has been kept at the Santirbazar morgue and will be handed over to the family after post-mortem examination.