Three members of a family, including a father and his son, were killed and in a crash between a truck and their motorcycle at Bhanga upazila in
Faridpur district on Saturday morning.
The
accident took place around 11am at Hamerdi area under the upazila.
The deceased were identified as Kashem Shikder, 40, his son Morsalin, 8, and brother Nazmul Shikder, 37,-- all were residents of Koyaldia village under Moksedpur upazila in Gopalganj district.
Confirming the matter, Bhanga Highway Police Station sub-inspector Abdul Baki said Kashem along with his brother and son were heading towards Faridpur riding on a motorcycle. The trio faced the tragic accident when they reached in Hamerdi bus stand and collided head-on with a truck coming from opposite direction, leaving the child Morsalin dead on the spot.
Locals rescued critically injured Kashem and Nazmul and took them to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared them dead, said SI Abdul Baki.
However, the driver and helper of the truck managed to escape from the scene. Efforts are on to arrest the involved persons, added the SI.
