Man killed in Sherpur road accident

A Mahindra tractor driver was killed after being hit by a passenger bus on the Dhaka-Sherpur highway in Nakla upazila of the district this morning.  The deceased has been identified as Abul Hashem, 40, a resident of Dariteghari area of Gaurdwar union in the upazila. The accident occurred around 7 am in Jalalpur area when a bus heading towards Sherpur hit the Mahindra from behind, leaving its driver Abul Hashem dead on the spot.

A passenger was seriously injured in this incident. Later, he was first sent to Nakla Upazila Health Complex and later to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. Nakla Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ripon Chandra Gop confirmed the matter and said further legal action is being taken.