Schoolboy dies in Barishal road accident

Ruhi, son of Md Hasan from Sagardi Band Road in Barishal city, was cycling home after cricket practice when he collided with an army pickup truck, according to Kotwali Model Police Station officer-in-charge Mizanur Rahman.  

The collision resulted in severe head injuries. Despite being rushed to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, doctors at the emergency department declared him dead upon arrival.  
Ruhi was a member of local Under-14 cricket team and his untimely death has cast a pall of grief over his family and community. 

Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.