, June 9 -- A truck driver was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Sajib, 25, a truck driver. Among the injured is his helper, Jihad, 15. The identities of the driver and helper of the other truck could not be known immediately.

The accident occurred around 4:00 am in the Nine Mile area on the Kushtia-Ishwardi highway.

According to police and local sources, Sajib and his helper Jihad were travelling towards Rajshahi in a truck to collect mangoes from Babuganj in Barishal. When they reached the Nine Mile area, their vehicle collided head-on with a stone-laden truck coming from the opposite direction.

Sajib died on the s...