Gopalganj: A 17-year-old covered van helper was killed in a road accident this morning in the Pona area under Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district. The deceased, Md. Simanto, son of Mofizur Rajman Montu, was a resident of Putkhali under Benapole Police Station in Jashore.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the accident occurred on the Dhaka-Khulna highway when the covered van collided with another vehicle from behind, said Md. Roman, Sub-Inspector of Vatiapara Highway Thana. Simanto was injured in the crash, and later an on-duty doctor declared him dead at the Kashiani Upazila Health Complex, SI Roman added.
His body was handed over to the family after legal formalities.