A motorcyclist was killed as a branch of a tree fell on him while driving at Ranishankail upazila in Thakurgaon district on Friday afternoon.
The incident happened on the Ranishankoil-Baliadangi highway in front of Kumarganj Bazaar in the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Ismail Hossain, 48, son of late Bajir Uddin and a resident of Bisrampur village under Bhanore union in Baliadangi upazila.
Quoting locals, Ranishankail Police Station officer-in-charge Sohel Rana said two unidentified people were cutting branches of a roadside tree. A branch fell on Ismail while he was crossing the spot.
On information, firefighters took him to Ranishankail Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
