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  One killed in Patuakhali road accident
  09-04-2025

An auto-rickshaw driver was killed when his vehicle overturned and fell into a roadside ditch in Pyadar Bazar area under Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district on Wednesday morning.

The deceased was Jahangir Howlader, son of Khalek Howlader, a resident of Londa village of the upazila.

The accident occurred around 9.30 AM when the battery-run auto rickshaw fell into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control of the vehicle, said Jewel Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kalapara Police Station.


Critically injured Jahangir was taken to Kalapara Upazila 50-bed hospital, where on-duty doctors declared him dead.