Two people, including a sixth-grader, were killed when a minibus collided with a human hauler in Gazipur on Wednesday.
The accident took place around 10:30am at Itahata area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, said police.
The deceased were identified as Marufa Begum, 54, and Limon, 12, both hailing from Kadda Nandun area. Limon was a student of class six at Medha Bikash Kindergarten School.
Sub-Inspector at Bason police station, Matiuzzaman, said the passengers were going to Chandna from Konabari area on a human hauler.
When they reached Itahata area, a minibus of Taqwa Paribahan lost control and ran over their vehicle. The bus did not stop on the spot and sped away, he added.
Limon died on the spot while Marufa was seriously injured in the accident. The woman was rushed to Gazipur Shaheed Taj Uddin Medical College Hospital where the duty doctor declared her dead on arrival.