Three members of the same family were killed when a car crushed their motorcycle on the Saphipur elevated expressway on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakair, Gazipur, on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Mamun Hossain Ashraful (30), son of Nazrul Hossain Mofazzal from Dewalibari area of Gazipur metropolis, his wife Shishu Akter, and their eight-year-old son Arafat Hossain (8).
The accident took place around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, according to police and local sources.
Incident Details
Police and local sources said the three were travelling on a motorcycle from the Kaliakair area of Gazipur metropolis. They were heading to Mirzapur in Tangail for a visit. A car crushed the motorcycle on the Saphipur elevated expressway, killing all three on the spot.Police Statement
Confirming the accident, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Manjur Morshed of Nawjor Highway Police Station told Prothom Alo, "The couple, along with their child, were going to Mirzapur in Tangail for a visit. The entire family has been wiped out in the road accident."Local residents and police rushed to the spot after the accident and attempted to rescue the victims. However, all three died on the spot. The bodies were recovered and the process of sending them to the morgue for autopsies is underway.
Legal Proceedings
A case is being filed at Nawjor Highway Police Station in connection with the incident. Police said efforts are underway to arrest the driver of the vehicle involved. It could not be immediately confirmed whether the vehicle had been seized.A pall of grief has descended on the area following the incident, with relatives of the deceased family mourning their loss.
