KHAGRACHHARI — One person was killed and three others, including the driver, were injured when a truck overturned in Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari, police said.
The accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Borodam area of the upazila. The dead man was identified as Khokon Chandra Das, 50, son of Sukumar Das of the Thanapara area in Dighinala upazila.
According to local residents, Khokon Chandra Das was loading firewood from his own grove in the area into the truck to take to Dighinala sadar. Besides the driver, two woodcutters were also in the truck. The truck lost control in the Borodam area and overturned, injuring all four.
Local residents rescued the injured and took them to the upazila health complex, police said. Khokon Chandra Das, who was seriously injured, was taken from there to Khagrachhari sadar hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Two of the other injured received initial treatment at the upazila health complex, and one in critical condition was transferred to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Dighinala police station officer in charge Md. Zakaria confirmed the casualties. The body has been handed over to the family, and legal proceedings are under way, he said.
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