3 killed in Satkhira road accidents
Satkhira Correspondent
The deceased were identified as Shahin Mandal, 20, hailed from Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India; Zulfikar Ali, 45, a resident of Gurugram under Debhata upazila in Satkhira; and Monirul Islam, 34, a resident of Krishnanagar village under Patkelghata upazila of the same district.
In the first incident at Bhomra land port, Shahin Mandal was unloading stones from a truck when he fell. Another truck approaching from behind hit him, causing severe injuries. Shahin was rushed to Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead at midnight.
Satkhira Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Mohidul Islam confirmed the incident.
on the other hand, in Chakdaha Bridge area in Patkelghata. A Khulna-bound truck rear-ended a dumper truck on the Satkhira-Khulna highway around midnight. Zulfikar Ali and Monirul Islam, who were inside, sustained critical injuries and the dumper truck was severely damaged. They were transported to Satkhira Sadar Hospital, where they were pronounced dead at about 2:00am.
Both victims were declared dead by the duty doctors shortly after their arrival, said Biplob Kumar Nath, officer-in-charge of Patkelghata Police Station.
The bodies were sent to Satkhira Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, the police officials added.
