Courier worker killed in bus collision in Sonargaon
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A courier service worker named Md Choton Ahmed (30), was killed after being hit by a speeding bus on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj. The accident occurred near the Meghna Bridge area on Saturday afternoon.
Choton was employed by a courier service. He was involved in the road accident while delivering goods for his workplace. His hometown was in Sonargaon.
According to eyewitnesses and hospital sources, Choton Ahmed was riding a motorcycle to deliver courier goods at around 1:00 pm on Saturday. On the way, his motorcycle collided with a bus near the Meghna Bridge area in Sonargaon. He was thrown off the motorcycle and sustained critical injuries.
Local residents later rescued him and took him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. While undergoing treatment, the attending doctor declared him dead at around 2:30 pm.
Asadul Islam, who brought Choton to the hospital, said Choton worked for a courier service. He was riding a motorcycle to deliver courier goods in the afternoon when an unidentified bus hit him near the Meghna Bridge area. He was thrown onto the road. He was later rescued and taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Inspector Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Camp, said the body had been kept at the hospital's emergency department morgue for an autopsy. The police have informed the concerned police station about the incident.
