Woman hit and killed by truck

A woman was killed after being hit by a truck in Jhikra Haritala of Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira early Tuesday, reports UNB.

The deceased was Kamla Rani Haldar, 52, wife of late Nitai Haldar of Jhikra village and a worker of Kalaroa Fish Market.

Munirul Gias, officer-in-charge of Kalaroa police station, said a stone-laden truck overturned by the Jashore-Satkhira highway around 6:00am and hit Kamla Rani who was going to the market.

The woman died on the spot, he said, adding that they recovered the body.