Mother, son killed as sand-laden truck overturns

A woman and her seven-year-old son were killed and eight others injured when a sand-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Friday afternoon.

The accident occurred around 3:45pm in the Tetultala area of Faridpur Sadar upazila, leaving the mother and son buried under sand while travelling in an easy-bike.

The deceased were identified as Sumi Akter, 32, and her son Shawon, 7. They were residents of Mohammadpur upazila in Magura district.

According to local sources, the truck was travelling from Faridpur when it lost control and overturned on the highway, burying an easy-bike and a private car under its sand load. Four people in the easy-bike and four in the private car were injured.

The injured were rescued and taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital, where on-duty doctors declared Sumi and Shawon dead. The other injured are receiving treatment at the hospital.

Faridpur Fire Service Station Officer Sribas Baroi said firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving reports of the accident and rescued the injured before taking them to the hospital.

Prosenjit Biswas, Faridpur correspondent