Nilphamari: A college teacher was crushed under wheels of a running passenger bus he was trying to get catch at Syedpur central bus terminal Wednesday.

The accident took place at around 3 pm when Abdus Samad, 55, lecturer of Thakurgaon Garea non-government college, fell down while trying to get into a running BRTC bus, witnesses said. He died on the way to Syedpur Hospital.

Syedpur thana Officer-in-Charge Ismail Hossain said the body of Abdus Samad was handed over to his family.

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