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A 5-year-old girl was killed and her grandmother was injured when a bus ran them over Sunday afternoon at the Morjal bus stand on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Raipura Upazila of Narsingdi.
The victim, identified as Muntaha, was the daughter of Md. Mamun Mia of Pirijkandi, Raipura. Her grandmother, Momtaz Begum, 50, was taken to Narsingdi District Hospital with serious injuries.
According to Bhairab Highway Police, the accident occurred around 3pm when Momtaz and Muntaha were crossing the road. A Brahmanbaria-bound Labiba Paribahan bus, traveling from Dhaka, struck them, killing Muntaha on the spot.
Locals rushed Momtaz to the hospital, while police later seized the bus. The driver fled the scene and remains at large, said Sub-Inspector Md. Babul Mia of Bhairab Highway Police.
Muntaha’s body has been recovered, and legal action is pending, Mia added.