Child killed in Kurigram road crash

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Kurigram Correspondent
Published : 12:25, Aug 21, 2019 | Updated : 12:29, Aug 21, 2019

Soon after the incident, locals of the area blocked Kurigram-Nageshwari road, protesting at the accident. A 10-year-old child has been killed after he was run over by a bus in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila.
The incident was reported around 8am on Wednesday (Aug 21) near RDRS offices in the upazila, said police.
The deceased has been identified as Rayhan, said Nageshwari police Officer in Charge Raoshan Kabir.
Police said, a Kurigram-bound Arinda Paribahan bus ran Rayhan over early on Wednesday, leaving him dead on the spot.
The driver of the bus fled the scene soon after the incident, said police citing the locals.
Soon after the incident, locals of the area blocked Kurigram-Nageshwari road, protesting at the accident.
“The bus has been seized while its driver and his assistant are on the run. Police are conducting drives to detain them,” said OC Kabir.

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