Truck helper killed in road accident

JOYPURHAT, Feb 14 (UNB): A helper of a truck was killed when a truck plunged into a roadside pond on the Khetlal-Kalai road at Achar intersection in Kalai upazila on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Ilias of Shahjahanpur in Bogra district.

Ramjan Ali, officer-in-charge of Kalai Police Station, said the accident took place in the area around 8:30 pm when a Faridpur-bound potato-laden truck from Harunja Bazar plunged into a pond, as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving its helper dead on the spot.