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Three passengers, including the wife and seven-year-old daughter of a journalist, were killed and five others injured after a truck rammed a passenger three-wheeler in Boda upazila of Panchagarh.
The victims died while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital and Thakurgaon Modern Sadar Hospital on Friday night. The accident occurred around 4:30pm on Friday in the Koikilla Dighi area of Chandanbari Union.
The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Khanam, an accountant at Panchagarh BSCIC Industrial Estate; her seven-year-old daughter, Al Aqsa Sumaiya Sampriti; and Promila Rani, 30, wife of Kandu of Khelarm village in Sakowa Union.
Mahmuda’s husband, Ali Azgar Khokon, is a senior reporter at food-focused news outlet Dhara News.
The injured were identified as two-year-old Ayesha, Rahidul Islam, 48, Nasrin Akter, 46, her seven-year-old daughter Swikriti, and Aktaruzzaman, 33.
Police and local sources said the passenger three-wheeler was travelling from Sakowa Bazar towards Boda upazila town when a truck hit it from behind in the Koikilla Dighi area.
The impact left the three-wheeler badly mangled and its passengers seriously injured.
Locals rescued the victims and took them to Boda Upazila Health Complex. After receiving initial treatment, seven critically injured passengers were referred to Thakurgaon Modern Sadar Hospital for better treatment.
Mahmuda and her daughter were later transferred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where they died that night. Promila Rani died while receiving treatment at Thakurgaon hospital.
Boda Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Rezwanul Haque Mondol said three passengers had died while undergoing treatment following the accident.
He said the truck fled the scene, making it impossible to identify immediately, but police were working to trace it.
Legal proceedings in connection with the incident are underway, he added.