Bicyclist killed after being hit by van in Lakshmipur

A 58-year-old man was killed after a pickup van hit his bicycle in Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur today (June 3, 2022).

The deceased was identified as Abu Taher, son of Mashiur Rahman of Mirzapur Hasandi village under North Hamchari union in the upazila, our Noakhali correspondent reports quoting Mostafa Kamal, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lakshmipur Sadar Model Police Station.

Eight other people were injured when the pickup van overturned on the side of the road after its driver lost control over the steering, he said.

Quoting locals, the OC said the accident occurred around 11am in Jamirtoli area of Lakshmipur-Ramganj road when Taher was heading towards Kali Bazar on a bicycle from his house.

The OC said the speeding pickup van from Lakshmipur hit the bicycle from the opposite direction in Jamirtoli area, leaving him injured critically.

He was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Of the eight injured, three were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated, said the OC.