A woman and her son have been killed as a speedy-driven covered van ran them over on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in faujdarhat area under Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong.
The deceased are Kulsum, 40, and her son Monirul Islam, 13.
Syed zakir hossain, in-charge of Baraulia Highway police outpost, said: “A speedy-driven covered van hit the mother and the son around 6:15am, while they were crossing the highway, leaving them critically injured.”
“Later, they were taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where the doctors declared them dead.”