Juri (Moulvibazar) Correspondent

A school girl was killed after being hit by a microbus in Juri Upazila of Moulvibazar.

The deceased Khadija Sultana (11) was a 7th class student of Raghana Batuli High School of the Upazila. She is the daughter of Abdul Jalil Mia of Birintala village of Fultola Union.

Another student named Kulsuma Begum (14) of class 9 of the same school was injured in this incident. The accident took place at Botuli area of Fultola Union of the upazila on Sunday around 1:30 pm.

According to local sources, Khadija Sultana and Kulsuma Begum, 7th and class 9 students of Raghana Botuli High School of the upazila, went to the school in the morning to enroll.

On the way home after admission, two students fell off the road and into the nearby ditch after being hit by a microbus on the Fultala-Botuli regional highway in front of the school. After the accident, Khadija Sultana and Kulsuma Begum fell in the roadside ditch for some time.

Later, the nearby people rescued them and took them to the Upazila Health Complex where the doctor on duty declared Khadija Sultana dead and sent the injured Kulsuma Begum to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital after first aid.

Confirming the matter, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Juri Police Station Farhad Mia said that the body has been sent to Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. Legal action will be taken in this regard.

Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Samarjit Singh confirmed the fact that one female student was killed and another female student was injured in the road accident and said that the body of the deceased has been taken into police custody and the injured has been sent to Sylhet as the condition is serious.