Gopalganj:A tragic accident claimed the lives of a father and his six-year-old daughter when a fish-laden pickup truck collided with an auto-van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Sunday morning.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the victims have been identified as Saiful Islam, 45, and his daughter Samira Akter, residents of Pawanbeg village in Alfadanga upazila of Faridpur.
The incident occurred when a pickup truck, carrying fish from Khulna and bound for Gopalganj, struck an auto-van traveling in the opposite direction in the Gyrakhola area. This collision left both Saiful and Samira critically injured.
Local residents quickly responded, transporting the injured duo to Muksudpur Upazila Health Complex. Unfortunately, the attending doctor pronounced them dead upon arrival.
Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Al Mamun of Muksudpur Police Station stated that the bodies would be released to the family after completing the necessary legal formalities.