Gazipur road crash kills father, son

Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo
Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo

A man and his son were killed and another injured when a covered van hit an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka bypass at Meghdubi of Gazipur on Monday, reports UNB.

The deceased are Alam, 45, a meat trader and his son Aziz, 20.

The accident took place in the afternoon when the covered van rammed the auto-rickshaw carrying the duo, leaving Alam dead on the spot, said Nazmul Islam, officer-in-charge of Pubail police station.

Injured Aziz and the auto-rickshaw driver were taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital where physicians declared Aziz dead.