An elderly woman and her granddaughter were killed when a bus ran over them on Dhaka–Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila of Barishal district on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Roksana Yeasmin, 65, wife of Pannu Kazi, and Arfa, 7, daughter of Rubel Kazi of Paschim Joysree village.
The accident occurred around 12:30 pm when a bus of ‘Hanif Paribahan’ hit them while they were crossing the road, leaving them dead on the spot, said Mahsin Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Gouranadi Highway Police Station.
On information, police recovered the bodies.