Mother-daughter among 3 killed in Panchagarh accident

A woman and her eight-year-old daughter among three people were killed after a truck rammed a passenger three-wheeler from behind in Boda upazila of Panchagarh on Friday. 

Five others were injured in the crash.

Boda Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Rezwanul Haque Mondol confirmed the deaths on Saturday morning.

The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Akter, 35, an accountant at the Panchagarh BSCIC Industrial Estate; her eight-year-old daughter, Al Aqsa Sumaiya Sampreeti; and Promila Rani, 30, a resident of Pamuli area in Debiganj upazila.

Mahmuda and her daughter were the wife and daughter of Ali Azgar Khokon.

According to police and local sources, the passenger-laden three-wheeler was travelling from Sakowa Bazar towards Boda upazila town when the accident occurred in the Koikilla Dighi area under Chandanbari Union.

A truck struck the three-wheeler from behind with force, sending it off the road and into a nearby paddy field. The driver and passengers sustained serious injuries.

Local residents rescued the injured and took them to Boda Upazila Health Complex. As their conditions deteriorated, Mahmuda and her daughter were referred to Rangpur, while Promila was sent to Thakurgaon for advanced treatment. All three later died while undergoing treatment.

Inspector Mondol said the truck driver fled the scene with the vehicle following the crash.

Police have identified the truck involved in the accident, and preparations are underway to file a case, he added.