A woman and her infant daughter were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Gorai in Mirzapur upazila on Friday evening. The victims were identified as Sadia Kabir, 37, wife of Jisan Kabir Tipu from Feni, and their 10-month-old daughter Tajria Kabir Piyom. Police and witnesses said Sadia was returning to Mirpur, Dhaka, from a wedding in Tangail when their white private car collided with a truck ahead of it near the eastern side of the Gorai flyover.
Following the initial crash, another private car hit their vehicle from behind, and a bus then struck a red private car involved in the sequence. Sadia and her daughter died on the spot. The accident caused a traffic jam on the highway, which police later cleared using a wrecker. The truck involved was seized, while its driver fled the scene.
According to Gorai Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sohel Sarwar, four vehicles collided sequentially, resulting in two fatalities. The bodies will be handed over to the family after legal procedures.