College student killed in motorcycle-autorickshaw collision
A college student named Sumaiya Akter (17) was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and an autorickshaw in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria. Three other passengers of the autorickshaw were injured in the incident.
The accident happened at around 10am on Monday (November 9) in the bus stand area of the upazila headquarters.
The deceased Sumaiya was the daughter of Amir Hossain of Ruachala village in Muradnagar upazila, Cumilla. She was a Class XI student at Nabinagar Government College.
She lived with her family in a rented house in Rasullabad village of Nabinagar.
According to police and local sources, Sumaiya was travelling to college by autorickshaw from Rasullabad on Monday morning.
On the way, in the Nabinagar bus stand area, the autorickshaw collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
The autorickshaw overturned in the collision and Sumaiya was crushed under it. She died on the spot.
Three other passengers of the autorickshaw were also injured in the incident. They are being treated at the Upazila Health Complex.
Rajib Kanti Nath, Inspector (Investigation) of Nabinagar police station, said police were sent to the scene after receiving news of the accident.
The body of the deceased has been kept at the Upazila Health Complex. The process of taking legal action in this incident is under way, he said.
