A college lecturer was killed in a head-on collision between a soil-laden tractor and his motorcycle in Chuadanga municipality on Monday afternoon.
The accident occurred around 1:00 pm. near the Hatkaluganj area under Chuadanga municipality.
The deceased was identified as Md. Shahjahan Ali, 40, son of Shawkat Ali from Hogaldanga village in Damurhuda upazila. He was a lecturer in the Department of Accounting at Hogaldanga College.
Shahjahan Ali was riding his motorcycle toward his workplace and for personal errands when a soil-laden tractor coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with his vehicle. He sustained severe injuries in the collision.
Locals rescued him and rushed him to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, where attending doctors declared him dead.
Although police seized the soil-laden tractor following the crash, the driver managed to flee. Police visited the scene after receiving the information.
Chuadanga Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moniruzzaman said that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy, and legal proceedings regarding the crash are currently underway.