Tractor driver killed under another tractor in Natore

Tractor driver killed under another tractor in Natore

Natore, May 07 - A tractor driver was killed in an accident under another tractor on Monday night at Gurdaspur upazila in Natore.

The victim, identified as Badal Pramanik, 35, resided of the Godown Ghat area of Singra upazila, Natore. According to eyewitness accounts, the accident occurred around 8:30 pm in Masinda Charpara village during unauthorized pond digging by landowners Abdul Latif and Abul Kalam Azad.

Badal was assisting in the excavation, standing beside a tractor that was cutting soil, when another tractor arriving to collect the soil crushed him. Following the incident, all involved parties fled the scene, leaving Badal’s body unattended.

Locals described finding Badal’s body in a pool of blood. They immediately notified the authorities. Ujjal Hossain, the officer-in-charge of Gurdaspur Police Station, confirmed the the incident.

Upon receiving information, police quickly arrived at the scene, where they recovered the body and seized one of the tractors involved. OC Hossain reported that efforts to arrest those responsible for the illegal excavation and resultant death are currently underway.-UNB