Traffic sergeant dies after being hit by truck in Barishal
A traffic police sergeant died yesterday after he was hit by a truck on Barishal-Patuakhali highway near Barishal University in Barishal Sadar upazila on Monday.
The deceased is Golam Kibria, 32, from Subidkhali in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali. He was serving as a traffic sergeant of Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) and was on duty near the university.
Habibur Rahman Khan, deputy commissioner (headquarters) of BMP, said around 12:15pm, Kibria signalled a speeding truck to stop, but it tried to flee the scene by ignoring the signal. Then the sergeant chased the truck on his motorbike to stop it.
At that time, the truck hit him and fled the scene, he said.
Abdul Malek, duty officer of Barishal Bandar Police Station, said they later seized the truck and arrested its driver Abdul Jalil Shikdar from Nalchity area. A murder case was filed.
Nurul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said with the help of locals and highway police, Kibria was taken to Barishal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital. He was later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
In Khulna, a man was killed after a truck hit him in Shiromoni area under Khanjahan Ali Police Station on Khulna-Jashore highway of the city yesterday.
The deceased is Bilian Hossain, 45, from Dakkhin Romjanpur of Madaripur. He was a civilian member (line man of electricity) of Military Engineering Services in Jahanabad Cantonment.
Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Khanjahan Ali Police Station, quoting locals, said Bilian was walking along the road when a Khulna-bound truck hit him. He died on the spot.
“Immediately after the accident, truck driver Jahir Khan tried to flee but locals detained and handed him over to police,” the OC added.
The body was sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital for autopsy. A case is going to be filed in this connection, the OC said.
In Patuakhali, a madrasa student was killed after a motorbike hit him at Subidkhali bazar in Mirzaganj upazila on Barishal-Barguna road around 8am yesterday.
The deceased is Siam, 9, son of Mizanur Rahman of Subidkhali bazar. He was a third-grader at AL-Hera Nurani Madrasa.
The accident took place when Siam was going to his madrasa. Locals brought him to a local health complex but he died on the way, Md Masumur Rahman, OC of Mirzaganj Police Station said.
On information, police rushed to the spot and seized the motorbike but the biker managed to flee, the OC added.
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