A schoolgirl lost a leg in a road crash at Navaron area in Jashore’s Benapole on Wednesday.
Sixth graders Nipa, Rina and Saleha were injured after a pick-up van of Polly Bidyut Samity hit their school van on Jashore-Benapole Highway.
Nipa’s leg was severed.
The 13-year-olds are students of Buruj Bagan High School, says a UNB report.
The pick-up van rammed into the school van carrying the students at around 10am, said Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
Agitated locals blocked the highway after the accident, halting vehicular movement.
