On-duty cop dies in Ashulia road mishap

Published: July 08, 2018 13:13:41 | Updated: July 08, 2018 20:17:19

An on-duty police constable was killed when a bus hit him on Bypail-Abdullahpur highway in Nishchintapur area of Ashulia on Sunday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Constable William Marty, 20, of Industrial Police-1 and hailing from Rajshahi.

Shaminur Rahman, director of Industrial Police-1, said that the accident took place around 6:45am when a bus of 'Classic Paribahan' hit William, leaving him critically injured.

Later, he was rushed to neighbouring Savar Enam Medical College Hospital where the duty doctors pronounced him dead; according to a news agency.