Four kids were killed after being hit by a microbus in Kushtia’s Khoksa upazila this morning (29 September).
The tragic accident befell spherical 7:30am within the Kuthipara home of the Kushtia-Rajbari regional toll road in Shimulia union as the kids were returning home from their Quran lessons at a neighborhood mosque.
Offended locals beget since blocked the Kushtia-Rajbari toll road in negate of the incident.
Kushtia toll road police Officer-in-Mark (OC) Akul Chandra Biswas confirmed the accident and the deaths.
The deceased were diagnosed as Mim, 12, Tanzila, 11, and Juthi, 12, all from Shimulia Kuthipara village.
The identification of the fourth victim would possibly possibly now not be at present confirmed.
Shimulia union parishad Chairman Abdul Kuddus talked about, “The kids were returning home after ending their Quran lessons at the Shimulia Kuthipara Jame Mosque when they were hit by a speeding microbus whereas crossing the Kushtia-Rajbari toll road. The car then overturned correct into a shut by pond.”
“One in every of the kids died on the region, whereas the different three succumbed to their accidents at the health middle,” he added.
OC Akul Chandra Biswas talked about, “The collision with the microbus led to the demise of 4 kids. Protesters beget blocked the Kushtia-Rajbari regional toll road in line with the incident.