Farmer killed as truck overturns into chilli field in Lalmonirhat
The blockade continued for around an hour, causing disruption on the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway, before police arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control.
A farmer was killed after a goods-laden truck lost control and overturned into a chili field in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat this morning (1 May).
The deceased was identified as Monser Ali, 63, son of Poyer Ullah of the Chini Para Airport area under the Mahendranagar union of the upazila.
According to police and witnesses, Monser Ali went to inspect his chili field beside his house in the morning. At that time, a goods-laden truck traveling from Rangpur to Lalmonirhat lost control and overturned on the roadside.
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The farmer was crushed under the truck and died on the spot.
Following the incident, angry local residents caught the driver and his assistant and staged a road blockade, demanding safer roads.
The blockade continued for around an hour, causing disruption on the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway, before police arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control.
Police also recovered the body and handed it over to the family without autopsy, said Officer-in-Charge of Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station Saad Ahmed.
He added that the detained driver and helper were also released, as the victim's family had no complaint.
