C T Online Desk: A school girl was killed as a truck ran over her on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gomta area of Muradnagar upazila in Comilla on Saturday morning sparking protest among local people.

The deceased was identified as Sadia Akhter, 15, daughter of Saiful Islam, class IX student of a local school.

Premdhan Mozumder, in-charge of Elitganj highway police outpost, said that the accident took place around 12pm as the truck hit the school girl while she was crossing the highway, leaving her dead on the spot.

Angered by the accident, local people blocked the highway, halting vehicular movement on both sides of the highway.

Police seized the truck after the incident.

They are trying to normalize the situation, said the police official.