A man and his 40-day-old daughter died on Friday as the car carrying them fell into a canal along Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet, police said, reports UNB.
The deceased are Rubel Ahmed, 35, from Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi and his daughter Rahi Akter Adori, said Golam Dastagir, Officer-in-Charge of Jaintapur Police Station.
Rubel’s wife Kajal Akter, 30, her brother Rasel Ahmed, 48 and his wife Anika Akter, 30, sustained injuries in the accident.
They were admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital.
The family was heading toward Jaflong from Sylhet on a sight-seeing tour, said the OC.
Rasel who was driving the car lost control of the steering as they reached a bridge near Lakshmipur area around 9:30am and the vehicle fell into the roadside canal.
The locals managed to rescue the five injured passengers from the vehicle but doctors at Jaintapur upazila health complex announced Rahi dead on arrival.
Later, Rubel was declared dead when taken to MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital, said Golam Dastagir.
