A woman and her son were killed when a pickup van hit them on the Amtali-Patuakhali regional highway in Barguna Monday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Nurjahan Begum, 40, her son Md Rakib, 16, of West Chunakhali village in Kukua union of Amtali upazila.
Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Amtali police station AKM Mizanur Rahman said Nurjahan and her son were going to their relative’s house around 7:45am and when they reached Chunakhali culvert area a pick-up van hit them. They both died instantly on the spot.
On information, police rushed to the spot and seized the pickup van, the OC added.
However, the driver and his helper managed to flee.
Legal action will be taken in this regard, he said.