A man was killed and an auto-van driver injured when a truck collided with their chicken-laden auto-van at Jatrabari Chowrasta in the capital early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Shamim, 35, an employee at a poultry shop in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. The injured driver was identified as Md Rasel.
Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Mizanur Rahman said, Shamim and Rasel were returning to Siddhirganj from Kaptan Bazar with purchased chickens when a truck coming from the opposite direction rammed their auto-van, killing Shamim on the spot and injuring Rasel.
Police rescued them and took them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Shamim dead.
The truck driver fled the scene, but police seized the vehicle.
Shamim’s body was kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy.
