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A police constable was killed and three others injured in a road crash on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Suaganj in Cumilla Sadar Dakshin upazila on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain, 35, son of Abdul Haque of Laxmipur district, reports UNB.
Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Dakkhin Police Station, said the accident took place around midnight when a police vehicle plunged into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck from behind.
Nur was killed on the spot and three others injured.
The injured Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohsin Ali, Constable Ismail Hossain and the driver Ershad Mia were taken to Cumilla Medical College Hospital.
Later, a team of highway police chased down and arrested truck driver Jashim Uddin.