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Woman, daughter killed in Cumilla raod accident

Published : Saturday, 3 June, 2023 at 10:17 PM  Count : 617

Woman, daughter killed in Cumilla raod accident

Woman, daughter killed in Cumilla raod accident


A young woman and her one-year-old daughter were killed being crushed under the wheels of a truck at Homna upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday morning.

The accident took place at Shreemoddi area of the upazila at around 10.30 am.
The deceased were identified as Ferdousi Akhter, 18, wife of Sajal Sarkar and her daughter Sadia, -- both residents of Homna Purbapara village under the upazila.

Quoting locals, Homna Police Station officer-in-charge Saiful Islam said Ferdousi along with her daughter was going to visit her father's house riding on an auto rickshaw. On the way, they fell on the road as the auto rickshaw overturned when its driver tried to overtake a speeding. At that time, the speeding truck ran over the woman and the minor child. They were critically injured.

Locals rushed them to Homna Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared the duo dead.

Being informed, police recovered the bodies and handed those over to the deceased's family.

Police also seized the two vehicles, involved in the accident and legal actions have been taken in this regard, the OC added.

SA






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