Mother, Child Among Three Killed in Road Crash

Three people, including a woman and her young son, were killed and two others injured in a collision between a pickup van and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Brahmanbaria Sadar on Friday morning.

The accident occurred around 8:30am in the Biyalishar area of Ramrail Union on the Cumilla–Sylhet highway, police said.

The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw driver Mahbub, 45, passenger Josna Begum, 40, and her five-year-old son Ashraful.

Josna’s husband, Kausar, 50, and their four-year-old daughter, Adiba, sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at Brahmanbaria General Hospital.

The family hails from Bahadurpur village in Mulgram Union of Kasba upazila in the district.

According to police, Kausar was travelling with his wife and children from Kasba to Sarail Bishwaroad when a fish-laden pickup van reportedly struck the auto-rickshaw from behind. The victims were critically injured and later died at the district hospital.

Officer-in-Charge of Khantahata Highway Police Station Md Abu Taher said police rushed to the scene after receiving information about the accident.

The pickup van driver and his assistant fled the scene immediately after the crash, and no arrests have yet been made, he added.