Businessman killed as autorickshaw hits truck in Fatikchhari
Staff Correspondent, Fatikchari
A businessman named Ujjwal Shil (42) died in a road accident while returning home with his family members after Lakshmi Puja in Hathazari, Chittagong. His daughter and an auto-rickshaw driver were seriously injured in the incident. They have been admitted to Chittagong Medical College (CMCH) Hospital.
The accident occurred in front of the Master Community Center at the end of Nazirhat Road on the Chittagong-Khagrachari Road on Monday night.
The deceased, Ujjwal Shil, is the son of Bibhutibhushan Shil of Shilbari area of Ward No. 6 of Nazirhat Municipality in Fatikchhari. He is the father of two children. He had been doing business in Nazirhat Fakirhat Bazar for a long time. He was the publicity secretary of Fakirhat Businessmen Association and the proprietor of Riddhima Cloth Store.
According to police and local sources, Ujjwal Shil had gone to Hathazari with his family members to participate in Lakshmi Puja. After the ceremony, they were returning home in a CNG-powered autorickshaw at night. On the way, the autorickshaw hit the back of a truck parked on the side of the road in front of the Master Community Center in Nazirhat. Ujjwal Shil, his daughter and the autorickshaw driver were seriously injured.
Later, local people rescued them and took them to the hospital, where Ujjwal Shil died. The two injured have been admitted to Chamek Hospital.
Nazirhat Highway Police Station OC Md. Shamsuzzaman said, "One person died after a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw hit the back of a truck. Two others were injured in the incident. A case has been filed in the incident."
