The deceased were Pradyut Chakraborty, 35, son of Pratul Ranjan Chakraborty of Dhulposhi village in Doarabazar upazila and Humaira, daughter of Hasan Ali, a resident of Kadirpur Dhal village in Dirai upazila of the district.
The accident occurred on the Sunamganj-Dirai highway around 1.30 pm when a Leguna collided head-on with a CNG-run auto rickshaw, leaving auto rickshaw driver Pradyut dead on the spot and six others injured, said Akram Ali, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shantiganj Police Station.
The injured were taken to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital where the baby girl succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment, reports BSS.