Teacher loses wife, two children in road crash

A college teacher lost his wife and two children when a truck collided with a battery-powered autorickshaw in Roumari upazila of Kurigram on Saturday (October 17), killing five people.

The accident occurred near Shiberdangi Bazar in Jadurchar union around noon. The deceased included teacher Shahidul Islam’s wife Lipi, their 12-year-old son Rishad and seven-year-old daughter Tuba, along with Lipi’s sister Sharifa Khatun and the autorickshaw driver, whose identity was not immediately known.

Sharifa’s 25-year-old daughter, Kamrunnahar Brishti, was critically injured and referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

According to relatives, the women and children were returning to Roumari from Mymensingh when they changed vehicles at Botola in Rajibpur. Their battery-powered autorickshaw was hit by a rice-laden truck coming from the opposite direction.

Three victims, including Lipi and Sharifa, died at the scene. Rishad and Tuba later died after being taken to Roumari Upazila Health Complex.

Shahidul, an accounting teacher at Roumari Technical School and College, was devastated by the loss of his wife and children, the institution’s principal, Humayun Kabir, said.