Thakurgaon: A Jagannath University (JnU) student was killed and his friend injured in a collision between a tractor and their motorcycle on Thakurgaon-Baliadangi road in Baliadangi upazila on Friday night.

The deceased is Simon, about 21 years old, son of Yusuf Ali and a student of Department of Land Law and Management of the university.

The sugarcane-laden tractor hit the motorbike of Simon in front of RDRS office around 8:30 pm when they were returning to Baliadangi from the district town, leaving them critically injured, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Baliadangi Police Station.

Later, Simon died on the way to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital.