Tangail: Two people including a child were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Pathailkandi no. 2 Bridge area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kalihati upazila of the district today. The deceased were identified as Hossain, 55, son of late Chaku Mandol of Bhabla area in Kalihati upazila and Sabuj, 11, son of Lal Mia, of the same area.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the accident occurred when a passenger bus of ‘Hanif Paribahan’ hit an auto rickshaw, leaving the auto rickshaw driver Hossain dead on the spot and two others injured. The two injured individuals were admitted to Tangail Hospital. Later, Sabuj was sent to Dhaka but he succumbed to his injuries on the way to a hospital in Dhaka. Legal action has been taken in this regard.