A woman named Josna Begum, 50, has been killed in a road accident in Gomastapur, Chapainawabganj. She was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon (17 October) when a bhotbhoti, a locally made motorised cart, hit her as she crossed the Rohanpur-Adda regional road in the Madhaipur area of Parbatipur union. She died at about 9pm while being taken to Rajshahi for better treatment.
Josna Begum was the wife of Belal Hossain Moti of Kazigram in Rohanpur union of Gomastapur upazila. She was over 50.
According to local residents and the fire service, she was crossing the road in Madhaipur on Saturday afternoon when a bhotbhoti coming from the opposite direction struck her.
She was seriously injured. On being informed, members of the Rohanpur fire station rescued her and took her to the Gomastapur Upazila Health Complex.
After first aid there, her condition worsened and the doctor on duty advised moving her to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. She died at about 9pm on the way to Rajshahi.
The officer-in-charge of Gomastapur police station said no case had been filed because the family made no complaint, and permission was given for burial.
Josna Begum was buried in the local graveyard after her janaza at 10:30am on Sunday (18 October).
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