A 9-year old boy was killed as a truck his bicycle in the city's Sabujbagh area on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Sajjad Hossain, a student of class IV of Sabujbagh Government Primary School and son of Md Riaz, a resident of North Bashabo area.
The accident occurred around 12 pm when the soil-laden truck hit the bicycle of Sajjad , leaving him dead on the spot, said Moniruzzaman, Sub inspector of Sabujbagh police station.
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Locals held truck driver Mosharef,48, and handed him over to police, said SI Moniruzaman.
The body was sent to hospital morgue for an autopsy and the truck was seized, he said.
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