The New Nation - Internet Edition

Barisal Correspondent

Five members of a family were killed, but their 17-month-old child mysteriously survived when poultry-feed laden truck rammed into their makeshift house on Wednesday early morning at Baichhkhola under Batajore union of Gournadi Upazila on Barisal-Dhaka highway.

The deceased were identified as Khokon Das, 26, a rickshaw van puller, Tapoti Rani Das, 22, his wife, Radha Rani Das, 47, his mother, Ratan Das, 11, his brother and Biren Karmakar, 62, their relative.

Ashesh alias Sagor Das, the 17-month old son of Khokon was the lone survivor.

Locals said the driver of the truck (No. Dhaka-Metro-Ta-14-3941) lost control over the vehicle and crashed into highway-side makeshift house killing of the five of a ill-fated family.

The Truck driver and helpers fled the scene after the accident. Local people rushed to the spot and started rescue operation.

Highway police and Fire Service men recovered the bodies and rescued the 17-month-old child Ashesh alias Sagor who was mysteroiously unhurt and alive. The Police sent the bodies to Barisal SBMCH for postmortem. Tapon Bepari, brother-in-law of Khokon, lodged a case against the truck driver with the Gournadi police station.

Police sources said the truck was carrying poultry-feed from the C P Poultry-feed manufacturing company of Savar Dhaka to Al Amin poultry-feed farm of Jhalakati.