Accident occurred while driver tried to avoid motorcycle, 1died

A CNG-run tempo driver was killed after his vehicle overturned while trying to avoid a motorcycle in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram on Saturday evening.

The deceased was identified as Md Sumon, 27, son of Nur Islam of Rasul Pur area in Guimara Upazila of Khagrachhari. He had been living with his family in Mirzapur area of Hathazari.

The accident occurred around 7:30pm on the Hathazari-Nazirhat regional highway in Mirzapur Union.

According to police and local sources, a motorcycle suddenly came in front of the tempo, which was heading towards Nazirhat. The driver applied the brakes to avoid hitting the motorcycle, causing the vehicle to overturn on the road.

Sumon was trapped underneath the vehicle and critically injured. Locals rescued him and took him to the upazila health complex, where doctors declared him dead.

Mustafizur Rahman, sub-inspector of Nazirhat Highway Police, confirmed the incident and said the tempo had been seized from the accident site.