Gopalganj road crash kills one, injures 20

A worker was killed and 20 others injured when a pickup overturned in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila on Wednesday.

Gopalganj Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 28 June 2017, 04:59 AM
Updated : 28 June 2017, 10:32 AM

The victim was identified as Dilip Sarkar, 50, from Satpara village.

The accident happened around 6:30am in the Bhennabari Bazar area, said local police SI Fariduzzaman.

“The pickup was going to Takerhat carrying 20-25 passengers. Dilip died on spot when the pickup fell into a ditch,” Fariduzzaman told bdnews24.com.

Fariduzzaman said that 20 people injured in the accident have been admitted to Gopalganj Sadar Hospital.

Although the local police recovered the pickup, the driver ran away, said Fariduzzaman.