Lalmonirhat, May 1 -- A farmer was killed after a goods-laden truck lost control and overturned into a chilli field in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat on Friday morning.

The deceased was identified as Monser Ali, 63, son of Poyer Ullah of the Chini Para Airport area under Mahendranagar union of the upazila.

According to police and witnesses, Monser Ali went to inspect his chilli field beside his house in the morning. At that time, a goods-laden truck travelling from Rangpur to Lalmonirhat lost control and overturned on the roadside.

The farmer was crushed under the truck and died on the spot.

Following the incident, angry local residents caught the driver and his assistant, and staged a road blockade, demanding safer roads.

The blockade...