Father, son killed in Habiganj road crash

HABIGANJ, July 19 (UNB): A man and his five-year-old son were killed when a pick-up van knocked them down on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kandigaon in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday, said police.
The dead is Yusuf Ali (55), an expatriate, and his son Mohammad Ali (05), residents of Kandigaon village in the upazila.
Yusuf was supposed to go back abroad on Sunday, said his family members.
The accident occurred around 11:30 am when they were crossing the highway, leaving them dead on the spot, said Parimal Chandra, officer-in-charge of Sherpur Highway thana.
Agitated local people put up barricade on the highway by placing logs for some time, halting vehicular movement.
Later, the vehicular movement came to normal after police intervention.