A schoolboy was killed in a road accident in Tepakhila area of the district town on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sajjad Hossain, a class-IX student of a local high school and son of Salauddin Mridha of Vatilagipur of the town.Mirajul Islam, sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, said a speeding truck ran over Sajjad in front of the district veterinary hospital while he was going to school, leaving him critically injured and fled the scene quickly.He was rushed to the district hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead.The body was handed over to the deceased’s family after an autopsy, the SI added.UNB, Faridpur
