Two people, including a pregnant woman were killed, and another woman injured in a collision between a battery run auto rickshaw and a tractor on Ramganj-Chowmohuni road at Chatkhil upazila in Noakhali on Wednesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Sultana Akhter, 20, wife of Mohammad Sohag of Purbo Shoshalia Kathiabari area, and Idris Mia, 46, son of Abdul Aziz of the same the area of Chatkhil upazila. Sultana was nine-month pregnant woman.
Sultana’s mother Saleha Akhter was also injured in this accident. Sultana was going to a local hospital with her mother.
Locals and police said that the accident took place at about 11:00 am beside No 11 Bridge on the Ramganj-Chowmohuni Road.
Sultana and Edris, driver of the auto rickshaw, died on the spot. The bodies were recovered and sent to hospital for autopsy, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chatkhil Thana Md Anowarul Islam. The OC also said that police seized the tractor. However, its driver fled the scene.
