Dhaka – A man was killed and another injured in a road accident in Shimultola area of Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday morning. Shahin Kamal, officer-in-charge of Gomostapur Police Station, said the accident took place when a Kansat-bound truck knocked a battery-run auto-rickshaw in the area, leaving its passenger Ismail, son of Foyez Uddin of Nimtola Kathal village of the upazila dead on the spot and driver Saddam injured at around 7am.Injured Saddam was shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital from Gomostapur Health Complex for better treatment, he added.Meanwhile, the truck plunged into a roadside ditch as the lost control over the steering, said the OC, adding that the truck driver managed to flee the scene.UNB news agency
