Three killed in Rangpur road accident
BSS
RANGPUR: At least three persons, including a pregnant woman, were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Paglapeer point on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway under Sadar upazila here yesterday, police said, reports BSS.
The accident occurred when a Rangpur bound ambulance from Dinajpur hit a roadside standing truck there at 4:30am, Acting Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Taraganj Highway Thana Sub-inspector (SI) Abdur Razzaque told BSS.
The ambulance was going to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with the patient pregnant woman, her husband and relatives aboard.
The pregnant woman was killed on the spot and five others, including her husband, driver and helper of the microbus, were injured in the accident. Being informed, the Highway Thana police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured persons and sent them to RMCH where two of them succumbed this noon.
The deceased were identified as pregnant woman Moni Begum, 20, and her maternal aunt Apiya Khatun, 50, and helper of the ambulance Tushar Mian, 18, of different areas in Dinajpur district.
Three of the injured persons, including husband of the deceased pregnant woman and ambulance driver, are undergoing treatments at RMCH, SI Razzaque said adding that a case was lodged with Rangpur Kotwali Thana in this connection.
Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur Kotwali Thana Babul Mian has confirmed the accident and deaths.
