Three Killed in Road Accident in Barguna

Three of a family were killed and three others injured in a tragic road accident in Keorabunia area in Sadar upazila of the district this noon. The deceased were Moshaddeka Begum, 24, wife of Zahidul Islam, her mother-in-law Khaleda Begum, 50, residents of Baloibunia village under Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali district and her father Moulvi Azizul Haque, 65, of Paschim Sonakhali village under Amtoli upazila of the district. The accident took place on the Amtoli-Patuakhali highway when a bus of "Ekra Paribahan" hit an easy bike from the opposite direction, leaving two easy bike passengers-- Khaleda and Azizul-- dead on the spot and injuring four others, said Md. Ariful Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Amtali Police Station.

The injured were taken to Patuakhali Medical College and Hospital where Moshaddeka succumbed to her injuries and other two are in critical condition. Six people of a family were going to Patuakhali for treatment of their newborn baby. Injured Zahidul Islam said, "We were going to Patuakhali to see a doctor with my newborn baby girl, my wife, father-in-law, mother, and uncle." Police detained the vehicle but its driver and helper managed to flee the scene, the OC added.