Cumilla: A driver of a tractor was killed when a brick-laden tractor plunged into the Gumti River following collapse of a bailey bridge on Daudkandi-Batakandi road at Kadamtoli in Daudkandi upazila on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Khokon Mia, son of Amzad Mia of Mogarchar village in Dharmapasha upazila in Munshiganj district, reports the UNB.

Police said the tractor fell into the river following the collapse of a bailey bridge around 10 am, leaving Khokon dead on the spot.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to a local hospital morgue.

The local administration hanged a signboard banning movement of heavy vehicles on the Bailey Bridge after the collapse of a pillar of the bridge over Gumti River two years back.