Dhaka, 20 October (H.S.): A family travelling to visit decorated Durga Puja pandals on the eve of Vijayadashami in Bangladesh was involved in a tragic road accident on Monday evening, leaving two young children, a brother and sister, dead. Police confirmed the incident.

According to a report by The Dhaka Tribune, citing police, Sadhan Kumar, a teacher at Jessore Cantonment College, was travelling with his wife and their two children in a hired van to see the idols displayed at Durga Puja pandals when a vehicle loaded with cattle overturned onto their van.

The accident occurred at around 6.15 pm on Monday on Council Road in the Phultala area of Magura Union, under Jhikargachha Upazila in Jessore district.

Police said Sadhan Kumar’s 10-year-old son, Shovon, and his three-year-old daughter, Disha, died in the accident. The family resides in the village of Mishrideara in the same upazila.

Officer-in-Charge of Jhikargachha Police Station Golam Kibria Hasan confirmed the incident. He said Sadhan Kumar, his wife, the van driver and another occupant of the vehicle sustained injuries in the crash.

The injured driver was taken to Jessore General Hospital for treatment. The bodies of the two children have been kept at the Jhikargachha Upazila Health Complex.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar