Couple killed in Sirajganj car crash

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UNB, Sirajganj :
A couple was killed and four members of their family were injured as a private car hit a roadside tree on Dhaka-Pabna highway in Chariasika area under Salonga thana in the district.
The deceased were identified as Sakhawat Hossain, 35 and her wife Halima Khatun, 25, hailing from Pathando village in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district.
Sergeant Abdul Goni of Hatikumrul highway police camp, said the private carrying six members of the family hit the roadside tree around 11.30am when one of its front side wheels got punctured, leaving the six people injured.
The injured were taken to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital where Shakhawat and Halima succumbed to their injuries.
The other injured were- Shakhawat’s father Abu Bakar, mother Saleha Akhter, sister Tuli, 25 and nephew Dwip. A case was filed in this connection.
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