A man was killed in a head-on collision between a pickup and nasimon in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia on Saturday evening.
Kushtia Highway Police Officer-in-Charge Md Abu Wahed confirmed the death.
The accident occurred on the Kushtia–Rajbari regional highway. The victim, identified as Milon Hossain, 50, son of Aminul Islam of Lahinipara in Kushtia Sadar, succumbed to his injuries around 7:30 pm while undergoing treatment at Kushtia Sadar Hospital.
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Police, fire service and local sources said the pickup was heading towards Rajbari, while the nasimon was coming from the opposite direction towards Kushtia. The nasimon reportedly lost control near Jilapitla, leading to a head-on crash.
Fire service personnel rescued the injured driver and rushed him first to the Kumarkhali Upazila Health Complex and later to Kushtia Sadar Hospital, where he died.
The OC said an investigation into the incident is in progress.