Angry locals set a soil-laden truck on fire following a garment worker, Shefali Khatun, 21, killed after being run over by the truck in the Akuliyachala area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur on Wednesday night.
The accident occurred around 9:15pm when Shefali, a worker at the local Essensila Garment Factory and a resident of Purba Chanpur, was returning home on her uncle's motorcycle, according to Kaliakair police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Riyad Mahmud.
“The truck hit their motorcycle from behind, causing Shefali to fall off and be crushed under the wheels. She died on the spot,” he added.
Shefali's uncle, Sabbir Mandal, was injured in the incident and was rushed to a hospital by locals.
Outraged by the incident, locals set fire to the truck. The driver managed to flee the scene. Two fire service units brought the fire under control.
Police recovered the body and sent it to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College in Gazipur for an autopsy. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the accident.