Worker dead in Mymensingh accident

A worker involved in road divider work was killed in a road accident at Boilor area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazla of Mymensingh this afternoon (July 28, 2022).

The victim was identified as Noor Alam, son of Babul Mia of Rampurdasha village in Barhatta upazila of Netrakona, reports our Mymensingh correspondent quoting Mohammad Mainuddin officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station.

Quoting the locals, OC Mainuddin said the accident took place when a Dhaka bound bus skidded off at the road and crashed Noor Alam when he had been doing repair work on road divider around 3:30pm, leaving him dead on the spot.

On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body, he said.

Police seized the bus but its driver managed to flee the scene, he said, adding a case was lodged with the police facility in this connection.