Brahmanbaria Road Crash Kills Constable

A constable was killed when he was hit by a truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Khariala in Ashuganj upazila early today.

The victim was identified as Syed Hossain, 58, son of Mir Ahmed of Rangunia upazila in Chattogram district.

A squad of three police officers, including Syed, was on duty in the region of Ashuganj Toll Plaza.

In the dead of night, a goods-loaded truck hit Syed while he was crossthe street on foot, leaving him dead on the spot.

The body was sent to a local hospital morgue for autopsy.