A cattle trader was killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a human hauler on Kushtia-Rajshahi highway on Thursday morning.
The mishap took place in Talabari area of Ramipur upazila which left Majnu dead. He was from Naoda Shamukhi village.
A speeding truck carrying cattle smashed Majnu's vehicle on the way to Kushtia in the morning, said Md Rafikul Islam, office-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station.
Local people rescued the victim in critical condition and took him to Kushtia General Hospital where the duty doctors declared him dead, UNB reported.
Police however was not able to arrest anyone in this connection as the truck driver and his helper managed to flee the scene after the incident.