, May 22 -- A bicyclist was killed in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet after being hit by a speeding truck on Thursday night, police said.

The deceased, Kabir Ahmed, 45, was a resident of Hilalpur village in Fulbari Union of the upazila and worked as a mason.

The accident occurred around 9:30pm in the Naya Masjid area on the Sylhet-Zakiganj road in Fulbari Union, said Golapganj Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Ariful Islam.

According to eyewitnesses, Kabir Ahmed was returning home from Hetimganj Bazar by bicycle when a speeding truck hit him from behind near the mosque, leaving him dead on the spot.

Following the accident, a two-kilometre tailback was created on both sides of the road. Locals alleged that police did not arri...