Pedestrian killed by falling tree limb during Faridpur storm
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A pedestrian was killed Wednesday morning in the Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur after a sudden kalbaishakhi (nor’wester) storm caused a tree branch to collapse onto him. The victim, 49-year-old Ziaur Rahman, a resident of Shariatpur Sadar, was struck while walking along the Pukuria-Sadarpur road near the Atroshi Jaker Filling Station at approximately 8:30 a.m.
Witnesses and local authorities reported that Rahman was en route to the Atroshi Darbar Sharif when the storm intensified. A large branch from a nearby gulmohar tree snapped in the high winds, striking him directly on the head and leaving him critically injured on the roadside.
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His companion, Monir Hossain, and local residents rushed him to the nearby Bishwa Jaker Manzil General Hospital. Despite their efforts, medical staff pronounced him dead upon arrival.
Sub-Inspector Md. Alamgir Sharif of the Sadarpur Police Station responded to the scene to conduct an initial investigation and prepare an inquest report. According to the officer-in-charge, Abdullah Al Mamun Shah, police are currently working to notify the victim’s family. Authorities are moving forward with filing an unnatural death case at the Sadarpur Police Station.
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