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Elderly man dies under truck wheels in Jhenaidah

Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 8:16

Elderly man dies under truck wheels in Jhenaidah

An elderly man named Mohiuddin, 65, was crushed to death under the wheels of a wood-laden truck in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Chapatala area of Baliadanga market under the 6th Trilochanpur union of the upazila. The deceased Mohiuddin was the son of Mainul Islam from Rangiarpota village of Elangi union in Kotchandpur upazila.

According to local sources, after having tea in the morning, he was walking towards Baliadanga market when a tree log-laden truck coming from Lautola towards Baliadanga ran over him. Witnesses claimed that the deceased was mentally unstable and intentionally jumped under the rear wheel of the moving truck, resulting in his death on the spot.

Kaliganj police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zulfikar Ali stated that necessary legal actions will be taken after investigating the incident.

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