MUNSHIGANJ, Nov 6, 2020 (BSS) – An elderly woman and her grandson were killed in a road accident in Hashara School Gate area on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway this morning.
Police said the accident occurred as Minu Mallik, 70, and her grandson Achin Mallik, 8, got hit by a brown colour speedy sedan as they were trying to cross the road. Achin died on the spot while Minu was declared dead at Shrinagar Upazila Health Complex.
Locals blockaded the road for an hour, demanding quick arrest of the killer driver and construction of a foot-over bridge on that spot. Later, local police convinced them to remove the blockade.
Shrinagar Upazila Parishad Chairman Md Mosiur Rahman Mamun also demanded to construct a foot-over bridge on this expressway.