13-year-old killed in Ashulia wall collapse, 3 others injured

A thirteen-year-old girl was killed and three other people, including the victim's mother, were injured after a wall of a one-storey building collapsed on them in Ashulia today.

The deceased was identified as Happy Akter Mina, a fifth grader at  a school in Ashulia, said fire service official.

Abdul Alim, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (Zone-4) said some workers were demolishing a one-storey building owned by one Ali Hossen in Zirani area since this morning.

Around 11:00am, a portion of the wall collapsed on four pedestrians leaving Mina dead on the spot and three others injured.

On information, a team of fire-fighting unit rushed to the spot and recovered Mina's  body and later handed it to police , he said.

The injured -- Rekha Begum, Shariful Alam and Shazzad Hossain --were taken to a local hospital, the official added. .

The incident occurred as the building's owner did not take any preventive measure while demolishing the old building, the deputy assistant director further added.

Al-Amin, sub-inspector of Ashulia Police Station told our Savar correspondent the body was sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital for an autopsy.