A pre-dawn road accident in Nandail upazila has claimed the life of a young truck driver and left his younger brother seriously injured after their vehicle crashed into a bridge railing on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj highway.

The tragedy occurred at approximately 4:00 AM on Sunday near the Amlitala Jorpukurpar area. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Md Humayun, son of Suruj Ali Sheikh from Sarchapur village in Phulpur upazila. His younger brother, Mamun, who was travelling alongside him in the cabin, sustained injuries in the impact and received medical treatment.

According to local accounts and family sources, the journey began on Saturday afternoon when the mini-truck was loaded with 400 sacks of rice in Sherpur’s Sreebordi upazila, bound for a delivery in Noakhali. As the heavy vehicle traversed Nandail during the early morning hours, the driver lost control. The truck veered off course, smashing violently into the concrete railing of a roadside bridge and leaving the cabin completely crushed.

Tabarak Ali, a local resident, recounted hearing a massive collision while stepping outside his home at dawn. Upon investigating, he discovered the truck wedged against the bridge barrier. With the driver trapped inside, severely wounded and unresponsive, local villagers rallied together to extract the brothers from the wreckage and rushed them to the Nandail Upazila Health Complex. Attending physicians pronounced Humayun dead upon arrival, attributing the fatality in part to severe blood loss.

The loss has struck the family a devastating blow. Relatives shared that the two brothers had jointly purchased the mini-truck roughly a year ago, relying entirely on transport earnings to sustain their household. With the primary breadwinner gone and their sole source of livelihood wrecked, the family now faces profound financial uncertainty.

Officer-in-Charge Jibon Kumar Roy of the Nandail Highway Police Station confirmed the incident, noting that officers were dispatched immediately following reports of the crash. Following initial medical treatment for the surviving brother and the completion of necessary legal formalities, police handed Humayun’s body over to Mamun for final funeral rites. Authorities continue to review road safety and the hazards of fatigue during long-distance