Brick labourer killed in Sylhet road crash

A labourer, whose job is to load and unload bricks, was killed as he slipped down under the wheels of a truck on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Changil in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday. The deceased identified as Alai Mia, 30, son of Abul Mia, hailed from Raghubasha village in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district. Locals said Alai was trying to get on a Sylhet- bound stone-laden truck while returning home with his co-workers but slipped off and fell under the wheels of the vehicle and died on the spot at 6.00 pm. Following the incident, locals blockaded the highway in protest. Police recovered the body. Mainul Islam, sub-inspector of Jaintapur police station, said Ali slipped off as he tried to board the truck before it stopped and died. The body was sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy, added the SI, according to a news agency.

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