2 teen workers killed as brick-laden truck overturns in Brahmanbaria
Two teenage workers were killed after a truck carrying
bricks overturned into a roadside ditch in Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila this
morning (29 June).
The deceased were Mashuk Mia, 18,
son of the late Arab Mia, and Arman Mia, 17, son of Forhad Mia, both residents
of Sarail upazila of the district.
The truck driver and his helper
were injured in the accident.
According to Sub-Inspector Abdur Rahim of Kasba Police Station, the truck was
transporting bricks from a local brickfield to Chargach at around 7:30am when
the driver lost control of the vehicle near Mandarpur in Badair union.
It caused the vehicle to plunge
into a roadside ditch and overturn, he said.
The two labourers, who were sitting
on top of the bricks, died on the spot, the SI added.
Locals rescued the injured driver
and his assistant and sent them to Brahmanbaria General Hospital for treatment.
