Madaripur: Lorry Loses Control and Crashes into Shop, One Dead

In Madaripur, a lorry lost control and crashed into a shop, resulting in the death of the shopkeeper. Two others were injured in the incident.

The accident occurred on Wednesday (19 November) around 1:00 PM at the Samaddar Bridge area on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Madaripur Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Elias Sardar (40), the son of Mannat Sardar from Nayakandi Bajitpur village in Madaripur.

According to eyewitnesses and local sources, the lorry was heading towards Barisal. As it neared Samaddar Bridge, the driver tried to give way to a passenger bus coming from the opposite direction, causing the lorry to lose control. The lorry then crashed into Elias’s shop. The shop was destroyed in the collision, and Elias died on the spot. Elias’s daughter, Laboni (12), and a customer, Shawkat Sardar (35), were also injured. The injured were later rescued by locals and taken to Madaripur 250-bed district hospital for treatment.

Sub-Inspector (SI) Motiar Rahman of the Mastafapur Highway Police Station said that one person was killed and two others were injured when the lorry crashed into the shop. The injured are receiving treatment at the hospital, and the lorry has been seized.

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