Satkhira Correspondent:

A college student was killed after being crushed under the wheels of a truck at Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district on Saturday morning.

The accident occurred around 9.30am in front of Zaman’s brick kiln at Nawabenki Bazar in the upazila.

The deceased was identified as Palash Aulia, 17, son of Bhola Aulia and a resident of Jelekhali village under Munshiganj union of the upazila. He was a student of class 11 of Nowabenki College.

Eyewitness Biswajit said a speedy dumper truck rammed the motorbike of Palash from the opposite direction when he was going to his college on the bike, leavinng him critically injured.

He was taken to Shyamnagar Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor Dr. Sakir Hossain declared him dead.

Md Abul Kalam Azad, officer in charge of Shyamnagar Police Station, confirmed the death matter and said that they have seized the truck from the spot and efforts are on to arrest it’s driver.

A case has been filed with the police station and legal actions will be taken in this regard, added the OC.