A mother and her young son were killed when a speeding pickup truck hit their motorcycle in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in the Kabirajhat Panchpir area of Bhognagar Union. The victims were identified as Fahima Akter, 28, and her three-year-old son, Md. Abdullah, from Malgram in Kaharol upazila. Fahima’s husband, Nazmul Islam, 34, who was driving the motorcycle, was seriously injured and is receiving treatment at Birganj Upazila Health Complex.

According to police and local sources, Nazmul Islam was taking his wife and son to see a doctor in Thakurgaon’s Gareya area when the pickup struck their motorcycle from behind. The impact threw them onto the road, and the vehicle ran over them, killing the mother and child instantly. Locals rescued the injured father and took him to the hospital, while the pickup driver fled the scene.

Birganj police and highway police recovered the bodies and sent them to the hospital morgue. Police said efforts are underway to identify the pickup and take legal action.