Locals have blocked Jessore-Benapole Highway, in protest, as a female school student lost her leg in a road accident in Jessore.
The accident occurred near Navaron area of the district around 10am on Wednesday.
Sixth graders Nipa, Rina, and Saleha—13-year-old students of Buruj Bagan High School—were injured after a pick-up van of Palli Bidyut Samity rammed into their school van on Jessore-Benapole Highway, severing off Nipa’s leg.
Confirming the matter, Sharsha police station Officer-In-Charge Mashiur Rahman said the injured were taken to a local hospital.
Meanwhile, locals blocked the highway after the accident, halting vehicular movement.