KURIGRAM, Mar 27 (UNB): A schoolboy was killed as a tree branch fell on him during a nor'wester at Islampur village in Bhurungamari upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Sumir Uddin, a Class-VI student of a kindergarten and son of Mohar Ali of the village.
Officer-in-charge of Bhurungamari Police Station Imtiaj Kabir said Sumir was returning home from his school amid a violent storm.
Suddenly, a branch of a tree collapsed on him around 11:30am, leaving him severely injured.
He was pronounced dead after being taken to Upazila Health Complex.
In another incident, a young man, Al Amin, sustained injuries as a bamboo fell on him during the storm while attending an Independence Day programme at Nehal Uddin Girls' High School in the upazila.
Boy dies as tree branch falls on him
FE Team | Published: March 27, 2019 21:27:27
Boy dies as tree branch falls on him
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