A Correspondent:
Chattogram: A truck driver and his helper were killed when their vehicle rammed into the rear of a covered van on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district on Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as truck driver Md. Saleh Ahmed Selim, 46, son of Md. Mohsin Ali, from Nasnia area under Mahiganj in Rangpur, and his helper Md. Sohrab, 35.
Quoting locals, Kumira Highway Police said the goods-laden truck was heading towards Chattogram from Rangpur.
When it reached the Panthichila Barua Para area on the Chattogram-bound lane, the covered van ahead suddenly applied its brakes, causing the truck driver to lose control and crash into its rear, police said.
The impact crushed the truck’s front cabin, leaving the driver and his helper trapped inside.
On information, members of Kumira Highway Police and Sitakunda Fire Service rushed to the spot and rescued them.
They were taken to Sitakunda Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctors declared them dead.
SI Abdul Matin of Kumira Highway Police Station said both vehicles had been seized.
