A woman and her granddaughter died after a microbus hit an easy bike in Atwari upazila of Panchagarh on Thursday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Most. Begum, 48, wife of late Dulal Uddin of Baradap Goaldighi Konpara area of Radhanagar union of the upazila and her 3-year-old granddaughter Ayesha.
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Atwari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Musa Miah confirmed the matter.
Abu Jahed, chairman of Radhanagar Union Parishad, said the accident occurred while the Thakurgaon-bound microbus hit them when they were getting off the easy bike in the Goaldighi area of the union.
Later, with the help of locals, they were rescued and taken to the Atwari Upazila Health Complex.
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“As their condition deteriorated, they were shifted to Thakurgaon Modern Sadar Hospital for better treatment. They died on the way to the hospital, added the chairman.
Meanwhile, the driver of the microbus fled the scene after the incident.