The driver of a Nosimon (motorised goods-carrying three-wheeler) was killed as his vehicle fell into roadside ditch in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Friday morning.
The deceased, Masud Rana, 40, son of Shahjahan Sarker, was a resident of Keshabpur village in Bagha upazila, said Paba Highway Police Outpost in-charge Habibur Rahman.
The three-wheeler fell into roadside ditch on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Pollapukur area of Puthia upazila around 7:30am, leaving Masud critically injured, police said.
Later, a fire service unit rescued Masud and took to Puthia Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
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