Tractor kills 2 school students in Kishoreganj

Two students were killed as a tractor hit them on their way to school at Lakhpur in Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased are Rajon, son of Mahbub, and Mahin, son of Khokon Mia of the area. They both were sixth graders of Dehunda High School.

Officer-in-charge of Karimganj police station Md Mominul Islam said the tractor crashed into the duo on Karimganj-Dehunda road around 9:30am, leaving them severely injured.

Rajon was declared dead after being taken to Karimganj Health Complex while Mahin was also pronounced dead at Kishoreganj General Hospital.

After the crash, agitated locals torched the tractor.