GOPALGANJ,  – A mother and her son were killed as a passenger bus crushed them in Moksudpur Upazila of the district this morning.

The deceased were identified as Shaon Begum, 34, and her minor son Shakib, 08, residents of Dhakpar village in the Upazila. Shaon was a teacher at Shalina Box High School.

Highway police said the accident occurred at around 8:15 am in Gerakhola
area on Dhaka-Khulna Highway. Shaon and her son Shakib died on the spot.

Officer-in-Charge of Bhanga Highway Thana Mahfuzur Rahman said they seized
the bus and detained its driver.

The bodies were handed over to the family members, he added.