The accident occurred around 1 pm on Friday in the Kheyarpur Bazar area on the Kushtia-Meherpur highway. The deceased, Abdul Latif, was the former headmaster of Kheyarpur Government Primary School.
Accidents
Former headmaster dies after being hit by auto-rickshaw in Kushtia
Relatives and eyewitnesses said he was going to the mosque by bicycle to offer Jummah prayers. While crossing the road in the Kheyarpur Bazar area, a speeding battery-operated auto-rickshaw hit him. He was seriously injured, and locals took him to Mirpur Upazila Health Complex. There, the doctor declared him dead.
Mirpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shahidul Islam said police were sent to the spot after receiving news of the accident. If a complaint is filed, legal action will be taken after investigation.