Woman Killed After Falling From Van Under Trolley Wheels in Natore's Naldanga, Driver Detained

A woman named Gedi Begum (56) has died after falling from a moving van and being run over by the wheels of a jute-laden trolley in Naldanga, Natore. The accident took place on Sunday (25 October) at around 12:30pm under the railway bridge next to Sonapatil post office in the upazila.

Police from Naldanga station have detained the trolley driver, Kaysar (37), over the incident. The deceased Gedi Begum was a resident of Panna Nagar area in Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi and the wife of Bani Israil of that area.

Masud, assistant in-charge of Naldanga Fire Service, said Gedi Begum was returning to her home in Durgapur, Rajshahi, with her daughter-in-law after visiting her son's in-laws’ house. She was a passenger on a charger van coming from Patul towards Naldanga.

When the van reached under the railway bridge next to Sonapatil post office, it tried to overtake a shallow-engine vehicle laden with jute coming from the same direction. At that time Gedi Begum, who was in the van, hit the jute-laden vehicle and was thrown onto the road. She was then run over by that vehicle's wheels and died on the spot.

Gedi Begum's daughter-in-law said, “I had come with my mother-in-law from my in-laws’ home in Durgapur, Rajshahi, to visit my own area in Naldanga. Today (Sunday) we were returning to my in-laws’ home in Durgapur, Rajshahi, but my mother-in-law died in this accident on the road.”

Naldanga police station officer-in-charge Monowar Jahan said the trolley driver is in detention over the incident and legal action will be taken in this regard.