Covered van crushes BRT worker to death in Gazipur

GAZIPUR, Apr 04 (bdnews24.com): A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) worker has died after being struck by a covered van on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur.

The accident occurred at Jagrata Chowrangi area in Joydebpur upazila of the district around midnight on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Lablu Mia.

According to Bason Police Station SI Matiuzzaman, Lablu was working on a BRT project when a covered van hit him, killing him on the spot.

Police arrested Nazmul Haque, the driver of the covered van, after he tried to flee the scene following the accident.

A case was also filed against him at the Bason Police Station.