NILPHAMARI — A van driver was killed after being struck by a sand-laden tractor in Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari district, police said.
The victim, Rabiul Islam, 40, was the son of the late Nizam Uddin of Kholahati area in Nitai union. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon, April 15, in front of Shishu Niketan School and College in the upazila.
According to police and local sources, Islam was driving his van from the upazila toward Kishoreganj market in the afternoon when a sand-laden tractor approaching from behind at high speed struck him. He was thrown to the ground and seriously injured. Local residents took him to a hospital, where the attending physician declared him dead.
Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj police station, said the body had been recovered and would be handed over to the family after legal formalities.
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