A labour was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in Amin Bazar area on the Shariatpur-Chandpur Regional Highway under Sadar upazila here Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Lokman Sheikh, 38, hailed from Hogla village in Sadar upazila of the district.
Police said the accident occurred when a covered van hit a Nosimon, locally-made vehicle, from behind in the area around 6 am, leaving the passengers critically injured.
The wounded were taken to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital where an on-duty doctor declared Lokman Sheikh’s dead. Later, one of the injured was shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment.
Police seized the covered van but its driver fled away, said Inspector of Palong Model Thana Mosharrof Hossain.
A case is being processed to file, he added.