Thakurgaon: A van driver was killed in a road accident at Pirganj in the district today. The accident occurred around 1:00 am following a head-on collision between an auto-charger and a van coming from the opposite direction on the Women’s College Road at Raghunathpur Sundari More in the municipality, leaving the van driver seriously injured, locals said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, locals took the injured driver to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex. The doctor on duty referred him to Dinajpur Medical College for better treatment. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday afternoon while undergoing treatment.
Pirganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tajul Islam confirmed the incident, identifying the deceased as Shariful Islam, 35, from Keutgaon Joykur village in Daulatpur union of Pirganj upazila.