At least three people have been killed and 10 others injured when a truck knocked down a human hauler at Abdullahpur Bazar under Chowgacha upazila in Jessore.
The deceased are Abu Hanif, third year student of physical education department in Jessore University of Science and Technology, Khadija Begum, 50, of Sholoa village and Anisur Rahman, 28, of the same village.
University Vice-Chancellor Abdus Sattar confirmed the identity of the student.
Jessore kotwali police station Officer-in-Charge Anamul Hoque said: “A Jessore-bound truck knocked down the human hauler around 11am on Friday, killing three on the spot and injuring the others.”
He said: “The injured were admitted to Jessore Medical College Hospital where two others succumbed to their injuries”
Angry locals and university students torched the killer truck and blocked the Chowgacha road protesting the accident, the OC said.