Mother, daughter killed in Noakhali road accident

A mother and her daughter were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG autorickshaw and a truck at Atakpalia Bazar area in Charjubli union on the Sonpur-Chairman Ghat road under Subarnachar upazila of the district on Friday noon. Two people including the CNG driver sustained injuries in the accident.

The deceased were identified as Shilpi Akhter, 30, wife of Shukkur of Ward No. 2 in Charwapda union of the upazila, and her daughter Sharmin, 2.

The accident took place when a Sonpur-bound CNG-run auto rickshaw collided head-on with a truck coming from opposite direction in the area around 11:45 am this morning, leaving Sharmin dead on the spot and three passengers of the CNG injured, Char Jabbar Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Aminul Islam said.

The injured were taken to Subarnachar Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared the mother dead.

Police seized the truck and CNG from the spot, he added. Legal action will be taken upon receiving a written complaint, SI Aminul said.