A construction worker was killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a mini pickup truck and a covered van on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Habiganj on Monday morning.
The accident occurred in front of Sagar Brick Field at Mirpur under Bahubal upazila.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Anis Howlader, 45, a resident of Mitharkul village under Nazirpur Police Station in Pirojpur district. He was working as a labourer on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway six-lane expansion project.
According to police, Anis was travelling in the pickup truck when it collided head-on with the covered van. He died on the spot, while four others were injured.
The injured were taken to Habiganj District Sadar Modern Hospital and Bahubal Upazila Health Complex. Their identities could not be immediately ascertained.
Sub-Inspector Md Moksud Hossain of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station said the body was kept at the highway police station and legal proceedings would follow.
Traffic on the highway was suspended for about an hour after the accident but was later restored by highway police.
