2 schoolgirls killed in 7 hrs in Shahbagh

Two school girls have been killed in separate road accidents in 7 hours in Shahbag area in the capital.

The victims are: Khadiza Akhter, 12, a class five student of Lakhhanpur High School at Monohorpur in Comilla and Sabiha Akhter Sonali, 14, a class IX student of Begum Rahima Ideal Girls’ High School in Dhaka.

Abu Bakar Siddique, officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station confirmed the incident to JagoNews24.com.

He said, a passenger bus of Gulistan-Gabtoli route hit Khadiza while she was crossing the road in front of Shishu Park with her sister, brother-in-law and her nephew around 4:00pm.

Critically injured Khadiza was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared her dead.

Earlier, a passenger bus that runs between Jatrabari and Gabtoli via Farmgate ran over Sabiha when she was crossing the road near Bangladesh Bar Council around 7:45am.

The accident left her spot dead, and later the body was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue.