Dinajpur road crash kills engineer

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A-30-year-old engineer was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur on Friday, reports UNB.

The deceased Mozaharul Islam was from Tengrapara Vinail union.

He used to work as a sub-assistant engineer of Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila. However, the identities of the injured are yet to be known.

When Mozaharul was returning home on his motorbike, a pickup van hit him and overturned, leaving him dead on the spot and 15 others, including the driver, injured, said Ziaur Rahman Zia, sub-inspector of Ghoraghat police station.

The injured were admitted to a local hospital, he said, adding that the condition of six injured is critical.