JU Correspondent :
A person was killed and three others were severely injured including a JU admission seeker in a road accident in front of Prantik gate of Jahangirnagar University (JU) adjoining to Dhaka-Aricha highway yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Md. Arman Hossain (48), a van driver hailed from Hatosh Horipur village, Kumarkhli thana in Kushtia district. He was residing at the nearby Kurgaon village and pulled van to earn livelihood, confirmed Hafizur Rahman, uncle-in-law of the deceased.
Eye witness said, a passenger bus of Gulisthan-Dhamrai route knocked him down from his van while he was trying to cross the Dhaka-Archa highway at the Prantik gate area of JU campus. Another three including an admission seeker and his elder brothers were also injured as they were trying to get into the bus.
Later, all injured were rushed to the JU medical centre where doctor announced Arman as dead.
On duty doctor Birendra Kumar said, ‘We found Arman dead and we sent other three injured to Savar Enam Medical after primary treatment.
Police seized the vehicle but its driver managed to flee the scene, said the acting official of Ashulia Thana Rejaul Karim.
