Female doctor injured in Ctg road crash dies

PBC News: A female doctor who sustained injuries in a road crash at Kazir Dewri in Chattogram on Tuesday succumbed to her injuries on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Dr Samina Akter, mother of two children. She was working as Medical Officer at the Department of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Bangabandhu Memorial Hospital at Foy’s Lake in the port city.

Dr Samina died at the ICU of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) around 9:30am, said Md Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Police Station.

OC Nizam said Dr Samina was injured after being hit by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the city’s Kazir Dewri area on Tuesday night when she was returning home by a rickshaw.

She was rushed to CMCH in a critical condition, said the OC.

She underwent a surgery on her head as she had a severe head injury and the chest bone was broken.

Dr. Arif Bachchu, batch mate of the late doctor said, “Samina was an alumnus of the 5th batch of the University Of Science & Technology Chattogram (USTC). She was a doctor at the ICU unit of BBMH.”

Chattogram Kotwali Police Station’s OC Nizam Uddin said, “A case has been filed against the auto-rickshaw driver. Both the driver and the vehicle have been seized.”