University student killed in Dhaka road accident
A female student of a private university was killed in a road accident at Mirpur in the capital of Dhaka early Friday.
Deceased Samnta Akter, 20, was a fourth-semester student of the University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS).
Samanta's friend Niloy said she was going to their home in Mirpur area on his motorcycle after a picnic.
At around 1:30 pm, a truck hit the motorcycle in front of Shah Ali Madrasa, leaving her seriously injured, he said.
She was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the on-duty doctors declared her dead, Niloy added.
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