A Kurkure laden truck on way to Baleswar from Kolkata caught fire after it hit a scooter, killing its rider on Friday night. The deceased scooter rider was identified as Lakhmidhar Patra ofNayabazar area in Jaleswar.Reports said the fatal road mishap occurred in front of Madhuban Dhabaon the NH 60 near Jamalpur bypass. The victim died on the spot. Locals informed police and the fire brigade. The fire teams from Jaleswar and Basta rushed to the spot and doused the flames but by that time the Kurkure consignment in the truck had been completely gutted. The deceased was dragged nearly 100 metres by the lorry after the collision, it was informed. The local police after reaching the spot seized the body and initiated a probe into the matter, reports added.