A tragic road traffic accident on the morning of Eid-ul-Adha resulted in the immediate deaths of two four-year-old children in the Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, when the three-wheeled motorised vehicle (CNG auto-rickshaw) in which the children were travelling with their mothers crashed into a stationary goods vehicle along the regional highway.
The deceased minors have been formally identified by local law enforcement authorities as Abdullah, aged four, the son of Shamsul Haque from the Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat district; and Arifa, also aged four, the daughter of Al Amin from the Baro Aria sector of the Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district. The mothers of both victims sustained severe physical trauma during the impact and remain hospitalised under active medical supervision.
Incident Dynamics and Emergency Response
According to verified accounts provided by local residents and responders from the Ghoraghat Police Station, the incident transpired during the early dawn hours at approximately 05:00 BST in the Kanagari Bazar area. The geographic and logistical parameters verified by emergency services at the scene of the collision are structured in the table below:
| Accident Parameter | Documented Incident Details | Institutional Reporting Authority |
| Date & Time | Wednesday, 27 May 2026 (Dawn) | Ghoraghat Police Command |
| Primary Location | Kanagari Bazar, Dinajpur-Gobindaganj Highway | Ghoraghat Upazila Administration |
| Deceased Victims | Abdullah (4) and Arifa (4) | Ghoraghat Upazila Health Complex |
| Injured Survivors | Two mothers (Identities withheld) | Duty Medical Officer |
| Vehicles Involved | CNG Auto-rickshaw and an unidentified cargo truck | Highway Police Patrol Division |
| Prevailing Weather | Light precipitation / Rainfall | Local Civil Protection Units |
The victims were en route from the Gobindaganj upazila towards Bhaduria under conditions of light precipitation. Visibility and traction were reportedly affected by the rainfall when the speeding auto-rickshaw lost control and rammed directly into the rear of a heavy cargo truck parked on the shoulder of the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj highway. The force of the impact caused the passenger vehicle to overturn completely, pinning the occupants underneath the chassis.
Medical Declarations and Police Investigation
Following the crash, local residents rushed to the scene to pull the critically injured passengers from the wreckage. All four victims were swiftly transported to the Ghoraghat Upazila Health Complex. Upon arrival, the duty medical officer conducted an immediate triage and officially pronounced both children dead as a consequence of severe head injuries and internal bleeding sustained during the crash.
“The primary clinical evaluation confirmed that the two minors succumbed to their injuries prior to hospital arrival,” a medical representative noted. “The surviving mothers were admitted immediately with polytrauma and are receiving urgent care.”
The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ghoraghat Police Station, Shahidul Islam, confirmed that the bodies of Abdullah and Arifa were transferred to their respective families following the completion of required legal and forensic protocols. The driver of the stationary truck fled the scene with the vehicle immediately after the collision. A police investigation has been launched to locate the fugitive driver and determine the precise mechanical or human errors that caused the fatal crash.