A father and his school-going son were killed in a road accident in the district on Thursday morning.

Police said the father identified as Saju Mian, 40, and his son Abdullah Al Alif, 12. Alif was a student of class seven in the nearby Rajabarihat High School, while his father was employed in an NGO.

Kamrul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Godagari Model Police Station confirmed the matter.

He said they died on the spot after a BRTC bus had knocked them down at Bijoynagar Bashlitala area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway under Godagari Upazila.

Sazu Mian was setting his son to reach school riding on motorbike but the bus ran over them as its driver lost control over his steering at 9.15 am, the OC said.

Police recovered the bodies and sent those to hospital morgue for post mortem. They also seized the bus, said the police officer.

BDST: 1513 HRS, DEC 02, 2021
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