Teen killed in Gazipur road crash

A 13-year-old boy died and another person sustained serious injuries after their pickup van crashed into a truck on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur on Thursday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Maruf, the helper of the pickup van. The vehicle’s driver has been injured in the accident.

Eyewitnesses said the pickup van was travelling at a very high speed and it hit the Mymensingh-bound truck from behind in the Member Bari area of Gazipur Sadar after its driver lost control of the vehicle.

The impact of the crash was such that Maruf died on the spot, police said. “The severely injured driver has been admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital,” Md. Kamal Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Mauna Highway Police Station, said.

The body of the helper has been sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital for an autopsy, the OC added.