A college student was killed in a road accident in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Monday (November 9).
The accident occurred near the Nabinagar upazila bus stand around 10:00 AM.
The deceased was identified as Somaiya Akter, 17, daughter of Amir Hossain of Ruachala village in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla. She was an eleventh-grade student at Nabinagar Government College.
She had been living with her family in a rented house in Rasulabad village of Nabinagar.
According to police and locals, Somaiya was travelling to college from Rasulabad in an auto-rickshaw on Monday morning.
When the vehicle reached near Nabinagar bus stand, it collided head-on with a speeding motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. The auto-rickshaw overturned, leaving Somaiya trapped underneath. She died on the spot.
Three or four other passengers of the auto-rickshaw were also injured in the accident.
Nabinagar Police Station Investigation Inspector Rajib Kanti Nath said, police were sent to the scene after receiving the information. The body was recovered and taken to the upazila health complex. Legal action is being taken in this regard.
-MT