Schoolboy killed in Magura road accident
A schoolboy was killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident at Madhabpur village in Sadar upazila yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 8, son of Lata Biswas of Laskerpur village in the upazila.
Police said the accident took place in the morning when a bus hit a school van on its way to school at the village, killing Mehedi on the spot.
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On information, police and firefighters rushed to the spot and put out the blaze.
The injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital. The body was also taken to the hospital morgue for autopsy.