A truck helper was killed and two others were seriously injured when two trucks collided in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
The crash occurred at about 6 a.m. Monday, November 2, in the Chattogram-bound lane near the Moinuddin filling station in Baraiyarhat.
The dead helper was identified as Milon, 20. The injured were truck driver Manik, 35, and another helper, Billal, 37.
Police said one truck braked suddenly and the truck behind it hit the first truck at high speed. The front of the following truck was crushed, and its helper died at the scene. The driver and the other truck’s helper were seriously injured.
After a call to the national emergency service 999, police from the Jorarganj Highway Police Station and Fire Service personnel reached the scene. With help from local residents, they rescued the injured and took them to Mirsarai Upazila Health Complex. They were later transferred to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
Baraiyarhat Fire Service in-charge Zainal Abedin Titas said the driver and helper of the following truck were trapped in the cab. The two trucks were later taken to the police station.
Jorarganj Highway Police Station officer-in-charge Rakibul Hasan confirmed the accident and said the injured helper was declared dead at Mirsarai Upazila Health Complex. He said legal proceedings were under way.
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