Child killed in sleep as truck ploughs into house

A child was killed after a truck ploughed into a house at Sadar upazila in Kurigram .

A child was killed after a truck ploughed into a house at Sadar upazila in Kurigram district on Sunday night.
The deceased was identified as Musa, 10, son of Shofiqul Islam, a resident of Newanipara area in the upazila.
Locals said a truck entered Shofiqul's house and crushed his son, who was sleeping in the house, in the Newanipara area after its driver had lost control over the steering, leaving the child critically injured.
He was rescued and taken to Kurigram General Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Legal steps in this regard are under process, said Kurigram Sadar Police Station officer in-charge Khan Mohammad Shahriar.