Teacher killed as truck collides with auto-rickshaw in Tangail

A kindergarten teacher was killed and several others were injured after a truck collided head on with a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Tangail Sadar upazila.

The incident took place in Rasulpur area on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway around 9:30 am on Thursday (November 7).

The deceased was Abdul Alim, 50, son of Abdul Kuddus, a resident of Rajapur Char area under Bhuapur Upazila in the district.

He used to live at Ghantandi Notun Para under Bhuapur Municipality and was the director of Probhati Kindergarten.

Locals said he was going to work in Bhuapur from Tangail by a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in the morning. On the way, when they reached in Rasulpur area, a Dhaka-bound truck collided head on with their auto-rickshaw. He died on the spot.

Tangail Medical College Hospital Police Box ASI Alamgir said the body has been kept in the hospital morgue. It will be handed over to the relatives after legal procedure.