A six-month-old child went missing after a battery-run rickshaw overturned and fell into a drain in Chawkbazar area of Chattogram city on Friday.
Fire service sources said the rickshaw fell into the roadside drain due to overspeed and while two passengers including its mother were rescued by locals.
The child remained untraced even after four and a half hours of the accident, said Anwar Hossain, assistant director of the Fire Service and Civil Defense in Chattogram city.
However, rescue efforts were ongoing as of filing this report till 12:20am.
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Upon hearing the news, Chittagong City Corporation Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain rushed to the scene and instructed authorities to prioritise the rescue operation.
Firefighters, a team of divers, and Chittagong City Corporation cleaning staff are all working together.
The child slipped from the mother’s arms and fell into the drain during the accident, and there was a strong current in the water at the time, said witnesses.