Woman killed in Dinajpur road accident

A woman was killed as truck ran over her after she fell down from a battery-run easy bike in Nimnagar Balubari Shaheed Minar Mor area of the district town today.

However, her one-year-old child remained unharmed in her lap during the accident.

The victim was identified as Rozina Khatun, 32, wife of Md Faruk Hossain, a resident of Shankarpur village under Biral upazila in the district.

The accident occurred when she was going to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital for treatment by a batter-run easy bike with her one-year-old child. On the way, Rozina Khatun fell on the road with the child in her lap from the easy bike while it was taking a U-turn. At the same time, a truck from behind ran over Rozina around 12:30 pm, leaving her dead on the spot, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dinajpur Kotwali Police Station Inspector Md Matiur Rahman  said.

However, the child in her lap is unharmed. In the accident, the driver was arrested and the truck seized and handed over to police by the local people.

Fire service and policemen recovered the body and sent it to Dinajpur Medical College morgue.

A case was filed in this connection, the OC added. (BSS)