An engineer was killed after being crushed by a truck in Sherpur sadar upazila on Monday.
The accident happened in the morning in Nabinagar area of the town on the Sherpur-Dhaka regional highway.
Deceased Bulbul, 55, hailed from Dinajpur, was an assistant engineer in Ilyach Construction Firm, Sherpur. He used to live in a rented house in Madhavpur area of Sherpur town.
According to police, Bulbul was going towards Nakla from Sherpur riding o a motorcycle around 7:30 am. On the way, a truck coming from the opposite direction ran over him in that area. He died on the spot.
On information, the police recovered the body and sent it to Sherpur Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Sherpur Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Basir Ahmed Badal said the truck has been seized but the driver and helper ran away from the scene. A case has been filed with the police station in this connection.