Two people, including a child, were killed when a covered van hit them on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Nabiganj, Habiganj. The child's parents were seriously injured in the incident. The accident took place around 3 PM on Saturday in front of a sawmill near Barchhar area under Paniomda union of the upazila.
According to police and local sources, when a CNG-3-wheeler carrying passengers was getting onto the highway, a speeding covered van coming from the opposite direction hit it forcefully, mangling the vehicle. Locals rescued the injured and took them to the Bahubal Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared the child dead. Another injured youth died on the way to Sylhet for advanced treatment.
Sherpur Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sumon Kumar Chowdhury confirmed the deaths of the two in the accident. The process of handing over the bodies without post-mortem is underway upon the application of the relatives.
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