Policeman dies being hit by pickup van in Gazipur

A police man was killed after being hit by a pick-up van in Chandra area under Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur district on Thursday morning.

A police man was killed after being hit by a pick-up van in Chandra area under Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur district on Thursday morning.
The dead was Jamal Uddin, 58, hailed from Tangail district. He worked as TSI of Gazipur District Police.
According to police and witnesses, three members of Gazipur Police including TSI Jamal Uddin were on duty in front of the CP factory in Chandra area of the Dhaka-Tangail highway around 7 am.
At that time, they signaled a pickup van to stop. But it did not stop and crushed Jamal Uddin while trying to ran away quickly, leaving him injured.
Local people and policemen rescued Jamal Uddin and took to Savar Enam Medical where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Gazipur Pallibidyut Traffic Office TI Nasir Uddin Bhuiyan said the pick-upwas seized and the driver arrested in the incident.