A mother and her two daughters have been killed and three others injured when an autorickshaw was rammed by a bus in Netrakona district.
The accident happened at about 11:30am on Sunday (May 31) at Chollisha Bypass area of Netrakona-Mymensingh road under Sadar upazila.
The deceased were Noor Jahan, 45, her daughter Smrity Akter, 15 and another child. They hailed from village Amli Keshabpur under Sadar upazila in Netrakona district. Noor Jahan's husband Ainul Huq was also one of the injured.
Netrakona Model Police Station's officer-in-charge (OC) Md Al Mamun Sarker said a passenger bus left Parla bus stand in Netrakona city. When the bus reached Chollisha Bypass area under Sadar upazila, it crashed an autorickshaw coming from the opposite direction, leaving three female passengers of the vehicle dead on the spot, while three others injured.
Locals sent the injured to Netrakona Sadar Hospital after rescuing them. As the condition of one of the injured worsened, he was referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
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