Road crash kills another school student

A schoolgirl was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Hajipur intersection in Ashashuni upazila on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased is Priti Swarnaker, 13, daughter of Parimal Swarnakar of Katakhali village and a class VII student of a local high school.

The accident took place as a cement-laden truck ran over Priti while she was going to school on foot, leaving her dead on the spot, said Biplab Kumar Debnath, officer-in-charge of Ashashuni police station.

The angry mob vandalised the truck and beat the driver and helper of the truck. Later, they were handed over to the police.

Locals also locked into a clash with the police when they were trying to bring the situation under control, claimed the OC.

The clash left an assistant sub-inspector injured.

Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to avoid any unwanted situation.