Siblings killed in road accident while going to see Durga Puja

Two children, a brother and sister, were killed in a road accident in Jhikargachha upazila of Jashore on Monday evening while going to see Durga Puja with their parents.

The accident occurred around 6pm on Council Road in the Fultala area of Magura Union, according to police.

The deceased were identified as Shovon, 10, and Disha, 3, children of Sadhan Kumar of Mishrideara village in the upazila.

Sadhan Kumar is a teacher at Jashore Cantonment College.

According to family sources, Sadhan Kumar had gone out with his wife and two children in the afternoon to visit Durga Puja celebrations.

On the way, a passenger-carrying van collided with a Nasimon, a locally used motorised vehicle, carrying cattle. The two children died in the accident, while the Nasimon driver and a passenger were seriously injured.

The incident has cast a pall of grief over the bereaved family and the local community.

Officer-in-Charge of Jhikargachha Police Station Golam Kibria Hasan confirmed the accident, saying the bodies of the two children were at the upazila health complex.