One killed in Bogura road crash

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A 68-year-old lawyer died after a speeding truck rammed his bike outside a petrol pump in Bogura’s Kahalu upazila on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Mahbubar Rahman Faruq, a senior advocate at Bogura court and a former vice-president of Bogura Bar Association.

Rubel Rana, warehouse inspector of Kahalu fire station, said that the accident occurred around 8.00am as soon as Mahbubar got on the main road after refuelling at Rahima filling station on Bogura-Santahar road.

"The speeding truck hit his bike from behind, leaving him dead on the spot in the impact," the officer said.

The body was recovered from the spot and handed over to the family by police.

The driver and helper managed to escape, leaving the truck behind. "The vehicle has been seized and efforts are on to track down the driver, police said.