A 70-year-old man was killed after being hit by a truck in the Dhoppukur area of Mobarakpur union under Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Mozammel Hossain, son of late Joynal, from Chaipara village in Shyampur union.
Golam Kibria, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Shibganj Police Station, said police were sent to the scene following the accident.
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According to police and local sources, Mozammel was riding his bicycle on the way to his farmland when a speeding truck hit him from behind on the Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid highway, leaving him seriously injured.
Later, Mozammel succumbed to his injuries while being taken to Chapainawabganj District Hospital.
The truck fled the scene after the accident.
'Legal action will be taken as per the law,' the OC added."