Youth crushed under bus
A man was killed and two others were injured when a speeding truck driven by a drunken helper rammed a rickshaw and ran over two passers-by near Karnaphuli Shah Amanat Bridge area in the port city yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Palash Sarkar, 26, son of Gobinda Sarkar of Nowabganj in Dhaka.
The injured are Gautam Saha, 28, and Md Arman, 20. They are undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Witnesses said the accident happened at about 6:30am when the helper lost control over the steering and rammed into the rickshaw, injuring its passenger Gautam and passers-by Palash and Arman seriously.
Palash died on the spot.
Locals chased the truck and captured it along with its drunken helper Ilias. On information, law enforcers from Bakalia Police Station rushed to the spot, rescued Ilias from the angry mob and seized the truck.
Police Sub-inspector Anwar Ullah told The Daily Star “Ilias could not show us his driving licence.”
Besides, a medical report confirmed that he was drunk at the time of the accident, Anwar said.
Sajal Chowdhury, brother of Gautam, said Palash and Gautam were returning home after attending a wedding ceremony at a community centre in the morning.
As soon as Gautam got into a rickshaw, the trucker rammed it from behind and ran over Palash, who was waiting on a roadside footpath to ride with his friend Gautam, Sajal added.
A case was filed, said SI Anwar.
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