GAIBANDHA: A woman along with her daughter was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Katakhali Bridge area under Gobindaganj upazilla of the district on Sunday evening.

The deceased were identified as Maksuda Begum, 30, wife of Sirajul Islam, resident of Kalitala Singjani village of the upazila and her daughter Sumaia, 4.

Witness said a rashly driven truck knocked down an auto-rickshaw in the area around 6:30pm, leaving the mother-daughter dead on the spot and two others injured critically.

Locals rushed the injured to the Gobindaganj Upazila Health Complex.

Officer-in-Charge of Gobindaganj Thana ABM Zahidul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.

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BDST: 2045 HRS, JUN 29, 2014