A worker was killed as an iron plate hit his head at a shipbreaking yard of No 10 Solimpur union in Sitakunda upazila on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Monir Ahmed, 37, son of late Monsur Ahmed of Solimpur village.
Victim’s co-workers said an iron plate hit Monir’s head while he was working in the morning.
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Later he was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at noon.
Officer-in-Charge of Sitakunda Model Police Station Abul Kalam Azad said legal action will be taken in this regard.