Cop killed in Khulna road crash

A police officer on highway patrolling duty died after being hit by a speeding truck on the BKSP bypass in Khulna city in the small hours of Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abdul Haque, 55, a resident of the city. He was posted at Khanjahan Ali police station of Khulna city.

The accident occurred around 12am when the truck hit sub-inspector Abdul on the high-speed corridor while he was on patrolling duty in the area, said Md Kamal Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge of Khanjahan Ali police station.

Later, he was rushed to Khulna Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 1am, he added.

The truck has been seized but the driver managed to flee. The body has been kept in the hospital morgue, said the OC.

2 killed in Gopalganj road crash

Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus hit an excavator on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in the Dumdia area of Gopalganj’s Sadar upazila in the early hours of Thursday.

One of the deceased was identified as Bachchu Molla, 50, son of Majid Molla of Rupsha upazila.

The accident occurred around 12am when the Dhaka-bound bus belonging to ‘Diganta Paribahan’ from Bagerhat’s Katakhali, collided head-on with the excavator, leaving two people dead on the spot.