Mother, son killed in Gopalganj road accident

A mother and her 6-year-old son have been killed in a road crash in Gopalganj.

Gopalganj Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 26 Nov 2016, 09:51 AM
Updated : 26 Nov 2016, 09:51 AM

Rubia Begum, 35 and her son ‘Rifat’ died on the spot when the pickup truck carrying them collided head-on with a truck on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway on Saturday.

The accident was reported from Chandra Dighalia area of the Sadar Upazila early in the morning, said Gopalganj police OC Selima Reza.

Rubia’s husband Hasibur Rahman was taken to Gopalganj Sadar Hospital and later transferred to Dhaka in a critically injured condition, he said.

Hasib, who works at a garment factory in Dhaka, was on his way to Gopalganj with family, said the police officer.

Quoting locals, Vice-Chairman of Gopalganj Chamber of Commerce Md Mosharaf Hossain said low-visibility due to dense fog caused the road accident.