A seven-year-old girl travelling in an auto-rickshaw was killed when a Dhaka-bound bus hit the vehicle at Kanthalbari in Kurigram. Three others, including the auto-rickshaw’s driver, were injured, two of them critically. The names of the injured were not immediately known.
The accident happened at around 9pm on Monday, October 26, in front of Bidya Kanan School at Kanthalbari on the Kurigram-Rangpur highway.
Local sources said a night coach travelling from Kurigram to Dhaka hit the passenger auto-rickshaw from behind, injuring the four people on board. They were taken to Kurigram General Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared the girl dead. The injured were moved to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Nur Shahe Newaz, superintendent of Kurigram General Hospital, said: “Three people were brought to the hospital, and one child was dead on arrival. As the injured were in a critical condition, they were referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.”
Abdur Rahim, inspector (investigation) of Kurigram Sadar police station, confirmed the incident and said legal action would be taken.
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