PATUAKHALI, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - A battery-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two passengers were seriously injured after a goods-laden truck ran over the auto-rickshaw in Bauphal upazila of the district today.

The deceased was identified as Md Motaleb Munshi, 19. 

The accident occurred around 7:00 pm today on the Bauphal-Dashmina road in front of Panchayet Bari Mosque at Kalaiya Union of the upazila.

Motaleb Munshi was the son of Jalal Munshi of Bogura village under Baharampur Union of Dashmina upazila. 

The injured are Abdul Bashar, 40, son of Shamsul Haque of Nawab Kachari area of the same upazila, and Asadul, 18, son of Umar Matubbar of Bogura village.

Eyewitness Md Hiron Sardar said a goods-laden truck was heading towards Bauphal from Dashmina in the evening. When the truck reached in front of Kalaiya Panchayet Bari Mosque, it collided head-on with a battery-powered auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction. As a result, the auto-rickshaw was crushed under the wheels of the truck.

Local people rescued the injured from the spot and took them to Bauphal Upazila Health Complex.

Emergency department physician Dr Nurjahan of Bauphal Upazila Health Complex said the auto-rickshaw driver Md Motaleb Munshi had died before being brought to the hospital. The two injured were admitted after receiving primary treatment, she said.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bauphal Police Station Md Siddiqur Rahman said police were sent to the spot after receiving the news of the accident. Necessary legal action will be taken after investigation, he said.