20190321 Protests in Sirajganj after student dies in road crash
Bangladesh Mar 21 2019 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Protests in Sirajganj after student dies in road crash
Updated: 2019-03-21
Angry people have blockaded the streets of Sirajganj’s Kamarkhand in protest against the
death of a college student, who was run over and killed by a covered van on Thursday.
Two others were also injured in the accident which occurred on the Sirajganj-Nalka road around
7:30 am Thursday, said Kamarkhand Police OC Habibul Islam.
The deceased was a 17-year-old HSC examinee named Hridoy, who died on the spot. The
injured were rescued and taken to the Sirajganj Sadar Hospital.
The protests lasted about an hour and a half during which protesters set the van ablaze before
the police and the local administration brought the situation under control.
A fire service team doused the flames on the covered van after an hour’s efforts, said Md Abdul
Hamid, the assistant director of the fire service in Sirajganj.
Citing the accounts of witnesses, OC Habibul said, “A covered van carrying chemical
substances hit three pedestrians in the Bhadraghat area. Hridoy was killed on the spot.”
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