10-yr-old, student killed in Dhaka road crashes

A college student and a 10-year-old girl were killed, and five injured in road accidents in Dhaka yesterday.

In Jatrabari, Iftekhar Ifty (18), an HSC student of Rajarbagh Police Lines School and College, was killed and one of his friends injured as a truck hit their motorcycle around 10am, said Jatrabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mazharul Islam.

Ananta Barua, a student of Notre Dame College, was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital with hand and leg injuries, the official told The Daily Star.

Police seized the truck but its driver managed to flee, added the OC.

Meanwhile, a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw in the capital's Motijheel, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring four.

The deceased -- Nusaiba -- was from Keraniganj upazila in Dhaka, said police.

The injured -- deceased's brother Jakir Hossain (23), his wife Sheuli Akter (19), his grandmother Raushan Ara (65), and auto-rickshaw driver Hafizur (40) -- were being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Jakir's cousin Kawsar Ahmed said the family members were going to their Keraniganj residence by the auto-rickshaw after visiting him at his house in the Khilgaon area.

The 10-year-old was declared dead at the hospital, said Motijheel police.

Condition of the auto-rickshaw driver is critical, said police quoting doctors.