OUR CORRESPONDENT, Dinajpur

The driver of a power tiller died in a road accident in Dinajpur’s Nawabganj upazila on Friday night.

Monirul Islam, 26, son of Md Manik Mia of Puradpur village, lost control of the tiller he was driving after one of its tyres burst in Akhira village of the upazila. He died on the spot due to head injuries, said Ferdous Wahid, officer-in-charge of Nawabganj Police Station.

Meanwhile, four passengers were injured after the driver of their Dinajpur-bound coach lost control of the vehicle and fell into a ditch in Badhuria area of Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur around 6:00pm yesterday. The injured are currently under treatment at the Birampur Upazila Health Complex.