Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 1124 Sun. July 29, 2007  
   
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3 schoolchildren killed in Ctg road crash


Three students of a primary school were crushed under the wheels of a truck on the Chittagong-Najirhat highway at Charia under Hathazari upazila yesterday morning.

The deceased were identified as Mahmud, 9, of class four, Aleya, 7, and Saleha, 6, of class two of Charia Government Primary School.

Witnesses said the Najirhat-bound truck from the port city ran over the three at about 8:00am while they were crossing the road on way to their school.

On information, police rushed to the spot, recovered the bodies and sent them to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue for autopsy.