Quack dies as truck runs over him in Munshiganj

January 06, 2019 00:00:00

Local residents and passengers gathered at the Shimulia Ferry Ghat in Louhajang Upazila of Munshiganj, after a quack was killed by a sand-laden truck on Saturday — Focus Bangla

MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 05 (UNB): A quack popularly known 'Kobiraj' was killed when a sand-laden truck ran over him on Dhaka-Mawa highway near Shimulia Ferry Ghat in Louhajang Upazila on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Md Jahangir Alam, 55, son of late Mobarak Ali of Chhatinia village in Damuda Upazila, who used to sell medicine at the ferry terminal.

Witnesses said the truck hit Zahangir at the place around 1:30 pm, leaving him dead on the spot.

Inspector Mridul Ranjan Das of Mawa Traffic Police said the truck was seized and handed over to Louhajong Police Station.