An eight-year-old girl returning home after attending Victory Day celebrations in her school died after being hit by a tractor in Dinajpur Thursday.
The accident occurred around 11.30am in the busy Ghughuratoli area of the district's Chirirbandar upazila.
The deceased was identified as Sumaiya, daughter of Monjer Ali of Fakirpara village in the upazila. She was a Class III student of Daffodil School.
Eye-witnesses said that Sumaiya was hit by the tractor while she was crossing a road in the area. She died on the spot in the impact.
Officer in-charge of the Chirirbandar police station, Subrata Kusar said they have seized the tractor trolley.