A police constable has been killed when a covered van hit him at MC Bazar in Shreepur upazila Monday.
The deceased was Ruhul Amin, 45, constable of Mawna Highway police camp.
Helaluzzaman, officer-in-charge of the camp said the accident took place around 12:15 pm when a Mymensingh-bound goods-laden covered van hit Ruhul as he signaled the driver to stop his vehicle, leaving him dead on the spot.
However, police seized the vehicle after a one-km hot chase but could not arrest the driver as he managed to flee the scene.