A former army member was killed and another man was seriously injured after a dumpster truck ran over them in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat on Tuesday evening.
The deceased was identified as Piplu Mia, son of Sattar Mia of Kasaltala village in the upazila.
The injured man was identified as Aminul Islam.
The accident took place on the Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway near an area locally known as Momin's Garage.
Eyewitness Rafiqul Islam said Piplu and Aminul were travelling along the highway towards Aditmari Railway Station when a dump truck heading towards Burimari hit them.
Piplu fell under the truck and was crushed by its rear wheels. Local people rescued him and rushed him to Aditmari Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.
Ariful Islam, a medical officer at the emergency department of the health complex, said the lower part of Piplu's body, from the waist down, had been crushed.
Aminul, who also sustained injuries in the accident, is undergoing treatment at the hospital in critical condition, he added.
Nazmus Sakib Sajib, officer-in-charge |(OC) of Aditmari Police Station, confirmed that police had seized the dump truck involved in the accident and detained its driver and assistant.
He said legal action would be taken after a formal complaint was filed over the incident.