, Jan. 6 -- A fish trader was killed and another person was seriously injured in a road accident in Madhabitola area on Chuadanga-Alamdanga road in Alamdanga upazila on Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 42, a resident of Baganmath village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district while the injured is Zahurul Islam, son of Abdul Malek of the same village.

Police said a fish-laden engine-run three-wheeler was heading towards Alamdanga from Chuadanga in the morning and when it reached Madhabitola area a drum truck hit the vehicle from behind, throwing Mohammad Ali onto the road and ran over him, leaving him dead on the spot.

The truck fled the scene immediately after the accident.

Local people rescued injured...