A man was killed and five others were injured as a human hauler plunged into a roadside ditch on Magura-Jashore highway at Bhaina intersection in Magura Sadar upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Paresh Kanti Saha, 60, of Deyarpara area, reports UNB.
Sirajul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Magura Sadar Police Station, said the human hauler, locally known as Nasimon, fell into the ditch as the driver lost control over the steering, leaving its passenger Paresh dead on the spot and five others injured.
The injured were admitted to Sadar Health Complex.