Feni: A pickup driver was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Fazilpur Sabujbagh near the district town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Kausar, 40, son of Md. Joynal Abedin of Daulatpur union under Bangra Police Station in Cumilla district.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Fazilpur Highway Police Officer-in-Charge Rashed Khan Chowdhury reported that a covered van collided with a Dhaka-bound pickup van at Sabujbagh on the highway in the morning. The impact of the collision caused both vehicles to plunge into a roadside pond.
Local residents rushed to the scene and rescued Kausar in critical condition before taking him to Feni General Hospital. However, doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Sub-Inspector Shahidul Islam said that both the pickup and the covered van were later recovered from the pond using wreckers.
Police stated that the body will be handed over to the victim’s family after the completion of an autopsy. Further legal proceedings are underway.