A child, Miftahul Jannat Rafa, 7, was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup van in Borhanuddin, Bhola. Her mother and father were seriously injured.
The accident happened at about 8:45am on Tuesday, 6 October, in the Bouddher Pol area next to Kunjerhat Bazar in the upazila.
Rafa’s mother, Ferdous Ara Munni, is an assistant teacher at Madhya Char Titia Government Primary School.
Local sources said the child was travelling on the motorcycle with her parents when it collided with a pickup van coming from the opposite direction. Rafa died on the spot and her father was seriously injured. The injured were rescued and sent to a local hospital.
Asraf Ali, officer-in-charge of Borhanuddin Police Station, said: “A child named Rafa was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup. Her parents were also injured. The body has been recovered and taken to the police station. Preparations are under way to send it to Bhola for a post-mortem examination. The pickup’s driver and helper fled after the accident.”
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