Shariatpur, Oct 29 (UNB) - A CNG autorickshaw driver was killed when a roller used in road repair and construction rammed into his at Premtala in Sadar Upazila on Monday noon.
The deceased was identified as Taju Sardar, 28, son of Abul Sardar, of Nalikandi village in Naria upazila of the district.
Witnesses said while working with the roller on an inclined part of the road, the driver of the roller lost control over it and it rammed into the autorickshaw as it was climbing the slope around 12 am, leaving Taju dead on the spot.
Later, locals rushed him to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.
The body was kept for an autopsy in the hospital, said Md Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Palong Model Police Station.