A man was killed and at least 10 others were injured in a road accident on Abdullahpur-Baipile highway at Maraghang of Ashulia in Savar Upazila of Dhaka district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Hossain Ahmed (40), son of Nur Mohammad, was the owner of ‘Waring Sourcing Bidi’ buying house and hailed from Trishal in Mymensingh, police said.
The locals said that an Abdullahpur-bound speedy minibus lost its control and felt into a ditch from the highway in the Maragang area at around 2:00pm.
It was going from Nabinagar. Consequently, Hossain Ahmed died on the spot and other passengers were injured and admitted to local hospitals immediately.
Ashulia Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) said that the body had been sent to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital’s (DMCH) morgue for the postmortem.