Locals block roads in Jamalpur after truck accident kills father, son

A father and son have died after their motorcycle collided with a truck at a police checkpost in Jamalpur Sadar Upazila.

The accident took place near the Sherpur Bridge on Friday, said Rabiul Islam, senior station officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, Jamalpur.

The dead are Delwar Mahmud, 50, and his son Ishtiaq Mahmud, 22, both residents of Sherpur Sadar Upazila.

Delwar worked in a private organisation, while Ishtiaq is a student at a private university in Narayanganj.

Delwar’s younger son, Abrar, 5, is seriously injured and admitted to the hospital.

Citing locals, police said officers were on duty at the checkpost around noon and signalled a truck heading toward Sherpur to stop.

The truck complied, and at that moment, a motorcycle attempted to pass from behind.

However, the motorcycle collided head-on with another oncoming truck.

Delwar and Ishtiaq were killed on the spot, while locals rescued the critically injured Abrar and took him to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH).

Following the accident, relatives of the dead and other locals attacked police and blocked the Jamalpur-Sherpur regional road in protest.

Rabiul said, “We tried to recover the body quickly after receiving the news, but it was not possible because the locals demanded justice.”