A college teacher was crushed under the wheels of a truck in Biraldoho mazar area of Puthia upazila on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Sirajul Haque, 45, son of late Idris Ali, hailing from Toukirpara in Taherpur municipality of Bagmara upazila.
Quoting locals, SI Kajol Kumar Nandi, in charge of Shibpur police outpost of Poba highway police, said Sirajul died on the spot when a goods-laden truck hit him from behind while trying to overtake a motorcycle at 4:45 pm.
The victim was a teacher of a local college, the SI added.