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3 killed in Gopalganj road accidents


Published : 23 Oct 2020 08:14 PM

At least three people, including a minor girl, have been killed in separate road accidents in Gopalganj. 

The deceased were identified as private car driver Shahin Molla, 32, hailed from Atalia village under Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district, and Khushi Begum, 50, of Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj, and Tasfia Khanam, 3,

Officer in-Charge (OC) of Kashiani Police Station Md Azizur Rahman said that a private car hit hard a roadside tree on the Dhaka-Khulna highway near Dhusar Bridge under Kashiani upazila at about 7:00 am on Friday, leaving three people injured including Shahin.

The people were rushed to Kashiani Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared Shahin dead.

The body was handed over to the family, OC added.

Two other injured --Nandan and Kartik-- were shifted to Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital as they are condition were not better. 

Meanwhile, Khusi Begum was run over by a microbus at College More area in Muksudpur upazila on Thursday night, leaving her critically injured, said Muksudpur Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Md Abu Bakar Mia.

She was taken to Muksudpur Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared her dead.

Gopinathpur police investigation centre inspector Abu Naeem said a pickup van crashed into a roadside house at Gopinathpur area in Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon after its driver lost control over the steering, leaving Tasfia dead on the spot and his brother Rabbi Sikder, 6, injured.