Chittagong: A police constable of Rangamati Sadar Police Station was killed and another constable received injuries in a road accident in Doulatpur area under Patiya thana in Chittagong on Friday, reports UNB.

The deceased is Abdul Karim, 30, a constable of Rangamati Sadar Police Station, hailed from Banskhali upazila of the district.

The accident occurred when a passenger bus collided head-on the motorbike on PAB Sarak of Patiya-Anwara-Banskhali in Doulatpur area, leaving bike riders Karim, and Rubel Das, 30, injured critically, said Reazaul Karim, Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Patiya police station said.

They were takento Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where the on-duty doctors declared Karim dead. Rubel Das, another constable of Rangamati Sadar Police Station is undergoing treatment at the CMCH. But his condition is out of danger. Police detained the passenger bus but its driver managed to escape.

A case was filled with Patiya Police Station in this connection.