A 65-year-old woman was killed and her 4-year-old granddaughter injured after a bus hit them in the capital’s ECB Chattar area on Friday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Kulsum Begum and her 4-year-old granddaughter (name unknown).
The crash occurred around 9:30am when the speeding bus of Basumoti Paribahan hit them while they were crossing the road, leaving Kulsum Begum dead on the spot, said Sahabuddin, sub-inspector of Cantonment police station.
Kulsum’s granddaughter is now undergoing treatment at National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), the SI said.
Police detained the bus driver and seized the bus from the scene, added the SI.
Source: United News of Bangladesh