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Cop dead, colleague hurt in Mongla road crash

News Desk Accidents 2023-04-06, 9:52pm

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A policeman was killed and another was injured as an unidentified vehicle rammed into their motorcycle in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district on Thursday.



A policeman was killed and another was injured as an unidentified vehicle rammed into their motorcycle in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Zakaria, 30, a constable of Bagerhat Police Line.

Thakur Dash, sub-inspector (SI) of Mongla police station, said they were returning to Bagerhat after finishing duty at Mongla EPZ.

The accident occurred around 1:30 pm when the vehicle hit the motorbike on the Khulna-Mongla highway in Digraj Apabari area, leaving Zakaria and Mujahid injured.

Locals rescued them and took them to a local clinic. Later, seriously injured Zakaria was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The body was kept in Khulna Medical College Hospital, added the SI.

The vehicle that hit them could not be identified immediately.