3 of a family killed in Gopalganj road accident

Gopalganj Correspondent: A truck collided with a human hauler on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Majhigati in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Wednesday, killing three members of a family and injuring two others.

The deceased were identified as Selina Begum, 48, headmistress of Jaynagar Govt Primary School, her daughter Eka Moni, 20, assistant teacher at Char Muguria Govt Primary School and Eka Moni’s daughter  Maisha, 3.

Two others- Eka Moni’s son Bappi and human hauler driver Kamrul- were also injured in the crash.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Kashiani Police Station Azizur Rahman said the human hauler fell into a roadside ditch being hit by the truck in Majhigati around 2:00pm, leaving two passengers dead on the spot.

Three of the injured were taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where Eka Moni succumbed to her injuries and the other two are undergoing treatment, the OC said.


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