Constable dies in road accident

A police constable died after a truck hit his motorcycle at Satkhira's Kalaroa upazila yesterday morning.

The deceased was identified as Emon Hossain, 30, a constable of Rangamati Sadar Police Outpost, said Kalaroa Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nasiruddin Mridha.

Quoting eyewitnesses and locals, Nasiruddin said Emon was going towards Signal Bazar from Shankarpur village on his motorcycle when the front wheel of a truck, coming from the opposite direction, exploded.

As a result, the truck driver lost control of the vehicle and it rammed into Emon's bike.

Emon fell on the road and suffered serious head injuries, said the OC, adding that locals  took him to Kalaroa Health Complex where doctors declared him brought dead.

The OC said the body was sent to Satkhira Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. The truck has been seized but its driver managed to flee. Emon's father Monayem Hossain said his son came to Satkhira from Rangamati a week ago after taking leave from work. He has a five-year-old son.