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Eden girl loses life, falling off human haulier

Driver accelerates as she tries to get off at a speed-bump

Staff Correspondent
Another young life was lost on the city road, as a female student of Eden College was killed in the capital's Shanir Akhra area yesterday after falling from a human haulier,
popularly known as "leguna".
Nusrat Jahan Jhuma, 19, a first year student of Mathematics at the college, who lived with her family in Kadamtali area, met the tragic accident when she was returning home from college at around 11:30am, said her elder sister Jebunnesa.
The accident took place at Shanir Akhra bus stand area around 11:30am when the human hauler, of which Jhuma was a passenger, bumped into a speed breaker.
"Jhuma expected that the driver would slow down. As she tried to get off, the driver suddenly sped up. Losing control, she fell on the road and injured her head,” Jebunnesa told reporters quoting witnesses.
The driver immediately fled with the vehicle.
Jhuma was bleeding profusely when she was rushed to a local hospital. As her condition deteriorated, she was transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where she was declared dead at around 1:00pm.
Jebunnesa said Jhuma didn't use a cellular phone. Hence, people at the spot searched her bag and found her identity card of a coaching centre where she studied. One of them called the coaching centre over phone, to retrieve information on Jhuma in order to inform her family members. Later, Jhuma's elder sister Jebunnesa received a call from the coaching centre around noon and was informed of the accident
"After our father died of a stroke, I used to take care of Jhuma. We went out yesterday morning after having khichuri for breakfast together. As 1 went on my way to work, she left for college, like every other day. Who knew I would get this tragic, unexpected phone call? Who knew this would be her fate?" Jebunnessa, in tears, was heard telling her relatives at the hospital.
Among three siblings, Jhuma is the youngest daughter of Abul Hossen, who was a Union Parishad chairman from Muradnagar LIpazila of Comilla. They lost their father two years ago.
Jhuma was a science student who obtained "A+" in SSC and "A" in HSC before getting admitted to college.
"A happy, healthy girl walked out of home today. And now we seeing her dead body at the hospital. How is this acceptable?" Jhuma's uncle said.
Holding the "uncontrolled transport sector" responsible for the continuous deaths on road, the family demanded stern punishment of the driver. "If the government does not do anything to control the transport sector, many more deaths like Jhuma's will occur," they said.
Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station, said they are trying to arrest the driver and seize the vehicle.
Jhuma's burial was held at Matwail graveyard near her home after Esha prayers last night.
Recently, incidents of road mishap have been making headlines in the media. Reckless driving on city roads is not only killing people but is responsi-
ble for severing body parts of victims. Some of them also died while being under treatment.
On April 4, Rajib Hossain, aTitumir College student, lost his right hand after it got stuck between two buses in the city's Bangla Motor area. Rajib succumbed to his injuries on April 17.
Rozina, an 18-year-old domestic worker from Chittagong who has been working for nine years in the capital's Banani to support her seven-member family, lost her right leg as a BRTC bus ran her over on Airport Road near Banani's Chairman Bari on April 20. After battling for nine days, Rozina lost her life on Sunday.
State Minister for Labour Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday told reporters at the secretariat that family members of Rozina Akhtar will get a compensation ofTk 2 lakh.
Meanwhile on Saturday, a coach rear-ended a car being driven by driver Russel Sarker. Russel chased it down and confronted its driver, Kabir Hossain, near the Mayor Hanif Flyover at Dholaipar in the capital. Kabir then ran the coach over Russel, severing his leg from the knee down. He has been receiving treatment at the city’s Apollo Hospital.