Magura, Feb. 7 -- A policeman was killed when a speeding truck hit a motorcycle on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway near the Nabaganga Bridge in Magura district on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Badsha Morol, 26, son of Omar Ali and a resident of Aylia village in Satkhira district.

Ayub Ali, officer-in-charge (OC) of Magura Police Station, said that Badsha Morol was returning to the Babukhali camp on a motorcycle after collecting rations and medicines from the Magura police lines. When he reached the Nabaganga Bridge in Magura around 12:00 pm, a speeding truck hit his motorcycle from behind, leaving him critically injured.

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