LAXMIPUR, Mar 12: A minor was killed and seven others were injured in a road accident on the Laxmipur-Ramgoti road near the Bhabaniganj College under Sadar upazila here on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Md Shahria, 6, son of Md Ibrahim of Char Monsa union under Bhabaniganj union in the upazila.
Eyewitnesses and police said, a Laxmipur-bound leguna (modified microbus) from Char Lawrence collided with a CNG auto-rickshaw, leaving the minor, who was in the leguna, killed on the spot and seven others seriously injured.
The injured Nur Banu, 85, Marjahan, 33, Roshan, 34, the deceased's younger sister Laboni, 2, Md Robin, 20, Anwar, 24, and Nur Hossen, 23, have been admitted to Sadar Hosptial.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Laxmipur Sadar Police Station Md Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed the incident.