Schoolboy Killed After Being Hit by Covered Van in Tongi, Driver Detained

PNN News Desk | Dhaka

An eight-year-old schoolboy named Rabbi was killed after being hit by a covered van in Tongi, Gazipur. The accident occurred at around 10:30am on Monday (September 14) in the Natun Bazar area on the Ghorashal-Kaliganj Road in Tongi.

The deceased Rabbi was the son of Salamat Mia, a resident of Bank-er Math slum in Tongi. He was a second-grade student at Railway Shishu Bidyaniketan.

According to police and local residents, Rabbi was returning home on foot after school. When he reached the Natun Bazar area, a covered van hit him. He sustained critical injuries and fell onto the road.

Local residents quickly rescued the injured child and took him to Tongi Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital. After conducting an examination, the attending physician declared Rabbi dead.

Following the accident, police seized the covered van and detained its driver, identified as Russel, 27.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tongi East Police Station Mohammad Maksudul Alam confirmed the incident, saying that the covered van had been seized and its driver detained after the accident. Legal proceedings in connection with the incident are underway.

Meanwhile, news of the child’s death spread through the area, casting a pall of grief among local residents. Police are investigating the cause of the accident and whether there was any negligence on the part of the driver.