The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chittagong Correspondent

Three members of a family including an 18-month-old kid were killed, while another suffered critical wounds in a road accident that took place at Monsha Badamtal area on Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway late Tuesday night.

The victims were identified as Joshna Begum (30), her daughter Kana (6) and Pushpa (18 months).

Kamal Hossain (40), father of Kana and Pushpa who survived narrowly, has now been undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) till the time of dispatching this report.

Police quoting eyewitnesses said that Kamal Hossain was going to his village home at Kagoria in Satkania Upazila by an auto-rickshaw on Tuesday night.

The auto-rickshaw collided head on with a Chittagong-bound passenger-bus (Saudia Paribahan) near Monsha Badamtal in Patiya at about 7:30 p.m. All the on board passengers of the auto-rickshaw suffered critical wounds.

Locals pulled them out from the badly-damaged auto-rickshaw and sent to CMCH for treatment where Joshna Begum and her two kids succumbed their injures at about 10:00 p.m.

Highway police detained the bus, but its driver and helpers managed to flee from the spot.

A case was filed with Patiya police station in connection with the incident.