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A 17-year-old college student was killed after an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a speeding motorcycle in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Monday morning.
The accident occurred around 10am near the Nabinagar bus terminal in the upazila headquarters.
The deceased was identified as Somaiya Akter, daughter of Amir Hossain of Ruachala village in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla. She was a first-year student at Nabinagar Government College.
She had been living with her family in a rented house in Rasulabad village of Nabinagar.
According to police and local residents, Somaiya was travelling to college in an auto-rickshaw from Rasulabad when a speeding motorcycle coming from the opposite direction collided with the vehicle near the bus terminal.
The auto-rickshaw overturned, trapping Somaiya underneath and killing her on the spot. Three to four other passengers were also injured.
Rajib Kanti Nath, investigation officer of Nabinagar Police Station, said police were sent to the scene after receiving information about the accident.
The body was recovered and taken to the upazila health complex. Legal proceedings are underway, he added.