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A van driver was killed and four passengers were injured after a tractor rammed their battery-powered van in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Mamun Hossain, 32, a resident of Garapota village in the upazila.
Police and the victim’s family said Mamun was carrying passengers in his battery-run van when the accident occurred in front of Kullagachha Madrasa.
A speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction hit the van head-on, causing it to overturn. Mamun and four passengers sustained serious injuries.
Local residents rescued the injured and took them to Maheshpur Upazila Health Complex, where the emergency department doctor declared Mamun dead. The four others received primary treatment at the hospital.
Maheshpur police station Officer-in-Charge Azad Rahman confirmed the incident, saying police visited the scene after being informed.
Both vehicles involved in the accident have been seized, and legal proceedings are underway, he added.