One killed as truck hits van in capital

One person was killed and another injured when a truck hit a van in front of the 1 No. gate of Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in the capital’s Rayerbazar early Sunday. 

The deceased was identified as Rabbi, 22, son of Joynal of Tolatuli village at Raipura upazila in Narsingdi. 

The injured is Wahid Miah, the van driver.

Wahid said, the truck hit his van in the area around 6:30am. At that time, the passenger Rabbi fell on the road and was injured critically. Later, he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where a doctor declared him dead.   

Inspector Md Bachchu Miah, In-charge of DMCH’s police camp, said the body was kept at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy. The concerned police station was informed about the matter.