A woman was killed and her young daughter injured in a road accident in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah on Saturday. The girl was admitted to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex for treatment.
The accident occurred around 7pm on the Jhenaidah-Jashore highway in the Dulalmundia area.
The deceased, Aleya Khatun (50), was a resident of Agmundia village in Kaliganj and the wife of Madhu Kazi.
According to eyewitnesses and police, Aleya Khatun was traveling in an auto-van to Kaliganj to visit a patient when the vehicle’s axle broke near Dulalmundia on the Jhenaidah-Jashore highway. She was thrown onto the road and seriously injured. Locals rushed her to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared her dead.
Duty Medical Officer Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun said Aleya Khatun had died from excessive bleeding before reaching the hospital.
Kaliganj police station OC Shafiqul Islam said that, as the family had no objection, the body was handed over to them for burial.