Father, daughter dead in Shariatpur road accident
A man and his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter died when a microbus fell into a roadside ditch in Zanjira upazila of Shariatpur early today (October 30, 2022).
The deceased were identified Rashedul Haque (45) and his daughter Meem, our local correspondent reports quoting Mohammad Selim, deputy assistant director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Shariatpur.
He said, "Around 4am, we got to know that a microbus fell into a roadside ditch in Jamtala area. Fire service rushed to the spot and pulled out the microbus from the ditch," he added.
The microbus driver, Kamal, said, "When the car fell into the ditch, I managed to come out of the vehicle breaking the window glass. Later, locals and me broke the rear glass with bricks and rescued Rashedul Haque's wife and their elder daughter."
"Rashedul could not be rescued as his seat belt was fastened. His daughter Meem also died on the spot," the fire service official and the driver said, adding that they were returning to Shariatpur from Cox's Bazar.
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