A pickup driver, Chan Mia, 30, has been killed in a head-on collision between a fuel tanker lorry and a pickup van in Patuakhali Sadar upazila. A husband and wife travelling in the pickup, Harun Mollah, 45, and Mariam, 40, were injured.
The accident happened around 6:15 am on Sunday (15 November) on the slope of the bridge beside the Khalishakhali power plant, on the north side of the Patuakhali bridge.
Chan Mia was the son of Azahar Gazi of the Kamalapur area of Patuakhali Sadar upazila. Harun Mollah is the son of Yunus Mollah of Patabunia village in Bakulbaria union of Galachipa upazila, Patuakhali. His wife Mariam lives in the same village.
According to police and local sources, the pickup van was coming from Dhaka to Patuakhali with household goods. Around 6:15 am, as it reached the north side of the Patuakhali bridge, it collided head-on with a fuel tanker coming from the opposite direction. The pickup was crushed and its driver, Chan Mia, was critically injured. Harun Mollah and his wife Mariam were also hurt.
Local people rescued the injured and took them to hospital. Doctors at Patuakhali Medical College Hospital declared Chan Mia dead around 7:30 am while he was under treatment. Harun Mollah and Mariam are being treated at the same hospital.
Rabiul, in charge of Patuakhali highway police, said police went to the scene quickly on hearing of the accident and helped rescue the victims. The two vehicles were removed from the road and taken to a nearby filling station to keep traffic moving. The families of the dead and injured have been informed.
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