A truck driver and a helper were killed as the gas cylinder of their vehicle went off at Kutumbapur on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chandina upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shohel, 65, a resident of Sayedpur village, and Polash, 28, of Dharmapur village in Adarsha Sadar upazila of the district. In-charge of Iliotganj Highway Police Camp sub-inspector (SI) Quazi Maniruzzaman said the truck, loaded with sand, was going to Comilla. When the vehicle reached Kutumbapur, one of its front wheels went out of order and the driver lost his control over the steering. As a result, the truck hit a covered van and suddenly the gas cylinder of the vehicle blasted on the aftermath, leaving the driver and the helper dead on the spot around 3pm. Later, police recovered the body and sent it to hospital for autopsy. — Comilla, Mar 25 (UNB)
