Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Saltha upazila in Faridpur was injured critically in a road accident at Ziakuli in the upazila on Wednesday morning.

When UNO Mobashwar Hasan and an office assistant were going to Faridpur Sadar in a jeep to attend a meeting the vehicle hit a tree while giving side to another vehicle, leaving three people, including the driver, injured, said additional deputy commissioner Md Saiful Hasan.

Mobashwar was sent to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital with severe injuries.

He will be transferred to a hospital in Dhaka for better treatment, said supervisor of Faridpur Medical College and Hospital Dr Abul Kalam Azad.