Three passengers, including a mother and her daughter, were killed after a truck struck their three-wheeler in Boda upazila of Panchagarh district. The deceased died while undergoing treatment on Friday night at Rangpur Medical College Hospital and Thakurgaon General Hospital. Five other injured passengers remain hospitalized at Thakurgaon General Hospital.
The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Khanom (35), an accountant at Panchagarh BSCIC Industrial Estate; her eight-year-old daughter Al Aksa Sompritee; and Promila Rani (30), a clinic worker from the Khelaram area of Pamuli union in Debiganj upazila.
Accident Details
Police and local residents said the accident occurred around 4:30 pm on Friday at the Koikilla Dighi area in Chandanbari union on the Boda-Debiganj road. A three-wheeler was carrying passengers from Sakoa Bazar in Boda upazila toward the Boda upazila town when a truck coming from the same direction hit the vehicle from behind.Following the collision, the three-wheeler veered off, leaving the passengers critically injured. Locals rescued the injured and took them to a local health center before transferring them to Thakurgaon General Hospital and Rangpur Medical College Hospital for advanced care. Mahmuda Khanom, her daughter Al Aksa Sompritee, and Promila Rani succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
