Man dies after pickup trucks collide head-on in Munshiganj

A man has been killed and three others have been injured after two pickup trucks collided head-on in Munshiganj’s Srinagar Upazila.

Munshiganj Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 March 2017, 05:55 AM
Updated : 1 March 2017, 06:31 AM

The accident occurred around 1:15 am in the wee hours of Wednesday in the Shamashpur area, said Traffic Police Inspector and Hasara Highway Police Outpost In-Charge Golam Morshed Talukdar.

The deceased, 55-year old Jamal Howladar, was a resident of Kaliparha village in Pirojpur.

A pickup truck from Dhaka moving furniture to a new home and another loaded with vegetables headed for Dhaka were involved in a head-on collision, the inspector said.

“The pick-up truck headed for Pirojpur fell into the roadside ditch. Jamal was killed on the spot.”

The three injured victims have been taken to Gholghor Medical Complex for treatment.

The pickup trucks are currently in police custody.