Panchagarh, Dec. 3 -- A worker was killed after being hit by a stone-laden truck in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh on Tuesday night.

The deceased, Zahidul Islam, 45, was the son of the late Amer Ali of Dorgasing village.

He worked as a stone and sand loading laborer.

The accident took place on the highway in the Khoykhatpara area of Tirnaihat Union.

According to a police source, Zahidul was loading sand and stones onto a truck near the site.

After finishing, he stood on the road to signal as an assistant while the truck moved onto the highway.

At that point another fast-moving stone-laden truck from Banglabandha hit him, leaving him seriously injured.

He was taken to the Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.

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