A schoolgirl was killed and an autorickshaw driver injured when a speeding dump truck hit their vehicle on the Lakshmipur–Chaumuhani regional highway in front of the LGED office in Lakshmipur on Tuesday morning. The victim, Afreen, aged 10, was the daughter of Md. Akter Patowary from South Majupur area of Lakshmipur municipality and a student of Kakoli Shishu Angan School. The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. when the truck, coming from Noakhali, struck the autorickshaw from behind.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared Afreen dead. The autorickshaw driver, Raju, was later transferred to Dhaka for advanced treatment as his condition worsened. Police confirmed the incident, recovered the body, and sent it to the hospital morgue. The truck involved in the crash was seized, but its driver fled the scene.
Authorities have not yet provided further details about the driver or the cause of the accident, and an investigation is expected to follow.
জেলা প্রতিনিধি, লক্ষ্মীপুর প্রকাশ : ২৭ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১১: ৫৬আপডেট : ২৭ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১১: ৫৯ জেলা প্রতিনিধি, লক্ষ্মীপুর লক্ষ্মীপুর-চৌমুহনী আঞ্চলিক মহাসড়কে লক্ষ্মীপুর এলজিইডি অফিসের সামনে ডাম্পট্রাকের চাপায় এক স্কুলছাত্রী নিহত হয়েছে। মঙ্গলবার সকালে
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