A boy was killed in a road accident at village Pathila in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Wednesday (November 24). The boy’s father got injured during the accident.
The deceased was identified as Manik Hossain, 10, son of Bablu Rahman of village Adipara in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenidah district.
According to sources, Bablu Rahman with his son was going to Jibannagar upazila town for buying fish to riding an Auto-rickshaw, when they reached Pathila village, an opposite direction bound covered van collided with their Auto-rickshaw head-on, leaving Manik dead and Bablu injured.
Abdul Khaleque, Officer-in-Charge of Jibannagar Police Station said, “On information police rushed to the place, recovered the body, sent the injured person to hospital and seized the covered van. No case was filed in this regards yet.”