When one of them drowned, the two others tried to rescue him but met with the same fate, witnesses said
Madrasa student struck and killed by bus in Dhaka
An 11-year-old boy has been killed after being struck by a bus on Dhaka’s Pragati Sarani.
Published : 18 Oct 2018, 08:02 AM
Updated : 18 Oct 2018, 08:02 AM
The accident took place near Jamuna Future Park in the Baridhara area around 6:45am on Thursday, said Kamruzzaman, the chief of Bhatara Police Station.
The deceased has been identified as Atik, a madrasa student. Police could not provide further details regarding the victim.
A bus struck Atik near Jamuna Future Park. Locals rushed him to Kurmitola General Hospital, where doctors declared him dead, OC Kamruzzaman told bdnews24.com.
Atik was on his way home for the Durga Puja break, the OC said, citing the madrasa authority and victim’s family.
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