A woman and her granddaughter were killed and two others injured when a bus hit a CNG run-auto rickshaw on Sylhet-Fenchuganj road at Dharampur in Moglabazar upazila, Sylhet on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Farida Begum, 42 and her nine-month-old granddaughter Afroza Tisha.
Abdul Kaiyum Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Moglabazar Police Station, said the accident took place around 5:00pm when the bus hit the CNG run auto-rickshaw carrying them, leaving Farida dead on the spot and three others, including Farida's husband, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter Tisha.
The injured were taken to local hospital where the doctors declared Tisha dead, reports a news agency.
The family met the tragic accident while returning home after taking medical treatment at Osmani Medical College and Hospital following sickness of Tisha.
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