Kurigram:A 14-year-old madrasah student was tragically killed after an ambulance collided with his bicycle in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram. The young victim, Shaheen Alam, was the son of Kashem Ali from Nakharganj village under Fulbari Sadar Union.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Shaheen was returning home by bicycle with several friends from Gangarhat Bazar when the incident occurred. An ambulance, overtaking an autorickshaw near Gangarhat Mohortari Hafizia Madrasa, struck Shaheen, causing him to sustain critical injuries and fall onto the road.
Shaheen was immediately rescued and taken to the Fulbari Upazila Health Complex. Due to the severity of his condition, doctors referred him to a facility in Rangpur for further treatment, where he sadly passed away around midnight on Thursday.
The driver of the ambulance fled the scene following the collision. Fulbari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahmud Hasan Naim stated that no complaint had been filed regarding the incident as of yet.