In Fatullah of Narayanganj Sadar, a truck lost control on Monday and part of it fell from an overpass on the Narayanganj-Dhaka Link Road. A rickshaw driver, who was not involved in the accident, was killed.

The rickshaw driver was identified as Mohar Uddin, 35.

The accident occurred around noon at Bhui Ghar area in Sadar upazila. The truck driver and his assistant managed to flee the scene.

Several others who were under the bridge at the time sustained injuries and were rushed to different hospitals for treatment.

Eyewitnesses said that the empty truck was traveling from Chashara towards Signboard around 1:30pm during heavy rain.

Moving at high speed, the truck lost control near Bhui Ghar bus stand, hit the western side of the overbridge, and fell onto the road below.

Mohar Uddin, a rickshaw driver passing nearby, was struck by the broken railing falling off the overpass and seriously injured.

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Locals took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, but doctors declared him dead around 3:30pm.

Faruk Ahmed, officer-in-charge of the DMC police post, confirmed Mohar Uddin’s death.

Md Hasinuzzaman , Additional Superintendent of Police of Narayanganj, said, “No other injuries have been reported so far. The truck has been removed from the road. Police are searching for the truck driver and his assistant, and an investigation is underway.”