KUSHTIA, Sept 29, 2024 (BSS) - Four teenage girls were killed as a speedy microbus rammed into them while they were returning home from a mosque after learning recitation of the holy Quran at Kuthipara on Kushtia-Rajbari regional highway here this morning.

Police identified three deceased as Mim, 12, daughter of M Hanif, Tanjila, 11, daughter of Palan Sheikh and Juthi, 12, daughter of Helal Uddin hailed from Shimulia-Kuthipara village.

But the identity of one deceased is yet to be known immediately.

The accident occurred around 7.15am in the area of Khoksha upazila as the microbus crushed the teenagers while crossing the road, killing one on the spot and injuring three others severely who later died in the hospital, a police official said.

The speedy microbus plunged into a roadside pond as well after hitting the girls, said officer in charge (OC) of Kushtia highway police Akul Chandra Biswas.

Agitated people blockaded the Kushtia-Rajbari highway for some times protesting the accident.