UNB, Chittagong :
A woman and her son were killed in a road accident at Faujdarhat in Sitakunda upazila on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as Kulsuma Begum, 40, wife of Mostafa, and her son Monirul Islam Hridoy, 10, slum dwellers of the area hailing from Amtali upazila headquarters of Barguna district.
Police said the accident took place when Kulsuma and his son Hridoy were hit by a covered van in the area around 5:30am, leaving both of them killed on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies and seized the vehicle. However, the driver managed to flee the scene.
