A housewife was killed while her husband and two children were injured after a motorcycle collided head-on with a truck in the municipality area of Debiganj in Panchagarh on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Suborno Rani, 32, wife of Birenranath Roy.
Officer-in-Charge of Debiganj Police Station Hasan Sarkar said the family was going to celebrate Durga Puja in Debiganj town when their motorcycle hit a truck, killing the woman on the spot.
Roy and the couple’s children were also severely injured in the accident, he said.
They have been admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital in critical condition, he added.
Police have seized the truck but its driver managed to flee, OC said.