HS examinee, friend killed as motorbike hits tree

A Higher Secondary examinee and his friend were killed when the motorbike carrying them hit a roadside tree at Fiagachhi under Jagatballabhpur police station in Howrah district, police said today.

The accident occurred when the two were returning from a fair in Fatikgachhi last night.

Police said the HS examinee was 19 years old and his friend was 20.

The two were residents of Ghanashyambati under Jagatballabhpur police station.