A pedestrian named Md. Harunur Rashid Khan, aged 70, was killed in a road accident on the Dumki-Bauphal road in Patuakhali on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. near the Dumki Upazila Parishad when a speeding pickup lost control, veered off the road, and struck him. The vehicle then hit a roadside tree, leaving its front section severely damaged. Another person, Mojibur Rahman, aged 40, who was in the pickup’s front seat, sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Dumki Upazila Health Complex.

Police confirmed that the deceased, Harunur Rashid Khan, was a retired bank officer from Charboyra village and the son of the late Gias Uddin Khan. Dumki Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Md. Selim Uddin stated that the body was being sent to the morgue and the pickup had been seized. Efforts to arrest the absconding driver are ongoing.

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the cause of the accident and the driver’s whereabouts.