Lalmonirhat:A 22-year-old youth lost his life and three others sustained injuries when a speeding sand-laden drum truck collided with an autorickshaw on the Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway at Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Friday evening.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased was identified as Biplob Mia, son of Golam Rabbani from the Kayam Rudreshwar area under the upazila. The injured include Farhad Hossain, son of Abdur Rahim Arif; Firoz Mia, son of Hasen Ali; and another unidentified passenger of the autorickshaw.
Biplob, along with several other youths, had visited the Namuri High School ground in Aditmari upazila to watch a football match. While returning home toward Kakina Bazar in an autorickshaw after the game, their vehicle was struck by the truck near South Gopal Roy Baitun Najat Jame Mosque. Police and local sources reported that Biplob died on the spot, while locals rescued the injured and transported them to a local hospital.
Officer-in-Charge Monjure Mawla of Kaliganj Police Station confirmed the occurrence of the fatal road crash.