Local people put up barricade on the Rajbari–Baliakandi road following the death of a schoolboy in a road accident at Korpara village under Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari early yesterday.
Locals said when Enamul Haque Biswas, 15, son of Rezaul Haque Biswas of village Korpara under Baliakandi Sadar union, had been going to School by an auto rickshaw, a speedy truck hit the vehicle from behind, leaving him dead on the spot.
Hearing the news of his death, local people put up barricade on road the road, causing traffic congestion on both sides of the road.
The local people also demanded immediate arrest of the truck driver.
Later, police went to the spot and assured the agitators that they would take action against the driver. After the assurance, the protesters removed their barricade.
Sub-Inspector of highway of police Masudur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune that they had arrested the driver and seized his truck.
Recovering the body from the spot, police sent it to Rajbari Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile, a couple, injured in a road accident on Saturday, died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital early yesterday.
The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid Sarker, 50, general secretary of Nalitabari upazila unit Krishak Dal, and his wife Harbala Begum, 45, of Kapashia village in the upazila.
Police said Abdur Rashid along with his two wives had been going to Bagichapur village to attend the funeral of his relative on Saturday.
The accident took place at Kapashia around 7pm when a human hauler hit the motorcycle they were riding, leaving them critically injured.
Later, they were taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where they died at about 4 am yesterday.
