Road crash kills woman in Manikganj


FE Team | Published: March 06, 2019 12:22:41 | Updated: March 08, 2019 11:03:47


Road crash kills woman in Manikganj

A woman was killed and two others were injured in a road crash in Shibaloy Upazila of Manikganj on Tuesday night.

The deceased was identified as Bedena Begum, 45, wife of Sayed Ali of the upazila.

Quoting Ali, police said the couple was returning home by an auto-rickshaw from the funeral of a relative.

When the vehicle reached Falsatia, two muggers on a private car tried to snatch Bedena's bag.

During the scuffle, Bedena fell on the road and was crushed under the wheels of a covered van. She was killed on the spot.

The muggers were also injured as their car plunged into a roadside ditch, UNB reported.

Police arrested the muggers, identified as Masudur Rahman of Savar and Nur Islam of Faridpur district, with the help of locals.

A case has been filed, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shibaloy Police Station.

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