GOPALGANJ, Oct 12, 2025 (BSS) - A minor girl was killed as a passenger bus hit her at Tungipara here in the district this afternoon.

The accident occurred around noon in the Nilfa Bazar area on the Gopalganj-Tungipara road.

The victim was identified as Sinthia, a class two student of Nilfa Modern Kindergarten. She was the daughter of Miraj Sheikh, a resident of Singipara village under Borni union in the upazila.

According to Inspector (Operations) Khandoker Awarengojeb of Tungipara Police Station, the accident happened when Sinthia was crossing the road after school. A Pirojpur-bound passenger bus of Imad Transport, which had departed from Dhaka, struck her.

Sinthia was critically injured and rushed to the 250-bed General Hospital in Gopalganj, where the on-duty doctor declared her dead.

Her body was later handed over to her family.