A five-year-old girl was killed after being run over by a sand-laden dump truck in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram on Thursday afternoon.
The accident occurred in the Jaliaghata Munshihat area of the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Ishfa Akter, daughter of Hafez Aman Ullah of Ward No 8 under Saral union.
According to locals, Ishfa’s father had gone to a shop at Jaliaghata Munshihat market to buy Iftar items.
As she reportedly ran behind him and attempted to cross the road, a speeding sand-laden dump truck knocked her down.
She was rescued in a critical condition and taken to Banshkhali Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared her dead.
Banshkhali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khaled Saifullah said the child died after being hit by a sand-carrying truck while crossing the road in the Munshihat area.
He said necessary legal steps were being taken.
