Tripartite Collision: 3 Pillion Riders Killed in Rajshahi

At least three pillion riders, including a child, were killed and another injured in a tripartite collision between two motorcycles and a tractor in Rajshahi's Paba Upazila.

The accident took place in the Naohata area on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway of the Upazila around 10:30 am on Sunday (May 15).

According to police and fire service personnel, the incident took place when two motorcycles coming from opposite directions and a tractor heading on the side of the road collided head-on.

The deceased were identified as Bithi Begum, 33, her daughter Maryam Jannat, 4, and Abdul Mannan, 48, son of Moyez Uddin Mandal of Naogaon Manda Upazila.

Bithi Begum's husband Akhter (35) is undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Their home is in Chandipur village of Niamatpur Upazila of Naogaon district.

Paba Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Farid Hossain said four people on two motorcycles were coming from the opposite direction on the highway. Suddenly a tractor loaded with mud collided head-on with a motorcycle as it recklessly climbed the road. Two people, including a child, died on the spot. Later, firefighters rescued the other two and admitted them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where the child's mother died. One is still undergoing treatment.

He further said that the driver left the tractor and fled. Police have already launched an operation to nab him. No case has been registered in this regard yet. Necessary action will be taken in case of case.