A truck driver was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Sajib, 25, a truck driver. Among the injured is his helper, Jihad, 15. The identities of the driver and helper of the other truck could not be known immediately.

The accident occurred around 4:00 am in the Nine Mile area on the Kushtia-Ishwardi highway.

According to police and local sources, Sajib and his helper Jihad were travelling towards Rajshahi in a truck to collect mangoes from Babuganj in Barishal. When they reached the Nine Mile area, their vehicle collided head-on with a stone-laden truck coming from the opposite direction.

Sajib died on the spot, while Jihad and the driver and helper of the other truck sustained injuries.

Locals rescued the injured and took them to Kushtia 250-bed General Hospital for treatment.

The collision left the front portions of both trucks badly damaged. Traffic movement on the highway remained suspended for some time before returning to normal about an hour later.

Sajib’s body has been kept at the hospital morgue.

Chowrhas Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abu Obayed said police were investigating the cause of the accident and necessary legal steps would be taken.