DHAKA, Dec 28, 2023 (BSS) - Three people including a nine-year-old child and a woman were killed and three others were injured as a speedy jeep lost control and rammed into pedestrians in city's Khilkhet area last night.

The deceased were identified as Yasin, 9, Amrina Haque, 27, from Gazipur’s Kapasia and Ujjal Pandey, 26, of Kazipara village under Moksedpur Thana in Gopalganj district.

Sub-Inspector (SI) of Khilkhet Police Station Md Mosharraf said the accident occurred in front of the passenger shade adjacent to the foot-over bridge on the airport road in Khilkhet Police Station area around 9pm on Wednesday.

"Child Yasin died on the spot as seriously injured Ujjal and Amrina were first taken to Kurmitola General Hospital and later to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment. But, the DMCH duty doctors declared them dead on arrival," he said.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost in-charge M. Bachchu Mia said M Sumon, 35, father of the deceased child Yasin, was also brought to the hospital with serious injuries.

A 27-year-old unidentified woman is admitted to DMCH Hospital in critical condition as well, he said.

The bodies have been kept at the DMCH morgue for autopsies, Mia added.

The ill-fated jeep was seized but its driver managed to escape the spot.

Necessary legal action has been taken in this regard, the police official said.