A policeman was killed and three others were injured as a litchi-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw carrying them on Nabinagar-Chandra highway of Savar on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Nadim Hossain, 20, a constable of Industrial Police.
Police said the policemen were returning to their barrack at Sreepur after the night-shift duty in the DEPZ’s new zone area.
The truck hit the police van at Gonokbari, leaving four policemen injured.
The injured were taken to Enam Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Nadim dead.
Police arrested the truck driver and his helper.