Cop killed as dump truck hits motorbike in Ctg

A police constable was killed after a garbage-carrying dump truck of Chattogram City Corporation hit his motorcycle in the port city's Kadamtali area early yesterday.

The deceased, Mubinul Islam, 28, hailed from Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar and was serving in the Reserve Force at the Dampara Police Lines of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.

The dump truck hit Mubinul's bike from behind when he was heading to a restaurant from the police lines for a meal. 

Mubinul was rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor pronounced him dead on arrival.

Aftab Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said a case was filed in this connection, while police seized the truck and detained the driver's helper.

"A drive is on to arrest the absconding driver," said the OC.