A young man was killed after being crushed under the wheels of a truck on the Bagerhat-Pirojpur regional highway at Mongla upazila in
Bagerhat district on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Sheikh Kajol, 28, son of Sattar Sheikh, a resident of Kolabaria Bishnupur area under the upazila.
Quoting locals, Kachua Police Station OC Md Mohsin Hossain said a speeding Hamim Paribahan bus rammed the youth when he was going to his office on a motorcycle, leaving him dead on the spot.
Being informed, police seized the truck from the spot, however, its driver and helper managed to flee the scene, the OC added.
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