Child falls from mother's lap during rickshaw ride, dies in Dhaka

Aminul Islam Babu, DMCH correspondent

Published at 12:27 am September 21st, 2019

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The deceased was 5 years old, identified as Khadija

A child has died after falling from her mother's lap while they were on a battery- run rickshaw in Dhaka.

The accident took place in Dhaka's Pallabi area around 2:30pm on Friday.

The deceased identified as Khadija, 5, daughter of Azam from Dhaka's Mirpur 12 section.

Abdul Khan, assistant sub-inspector(ASI) of DMCH police outpost, confirmed the matter.

The family was returning home riding on a battery run rickshaw from Purabi Cinema hall after attending a program. When the rickshaw reached Kalshi road, he was entangled in the thread of kite being flown by a bystander.

When the rickshaw-puller attempted to remove the thread, the rickshaw became unstable. As a result, the child fell from her mother’s lap and sustained serious head injuries.

The child was rushed to a local clinic, before being shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) when her condition deteriorated . Duty Doctors declared her dead hours after admission, according to the father of the deceased.