A woman and her six-month old grandchild were killed when a motorbike hit them near Diabari Metro Rail road in the capital early Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Mazeda alias Khuki, 45, wife of Ismail Sarkar and her grandchild Rafia Akter  of Sholohati in the area.

Moudud Hawladar, officer-in-charge of Turag Police Station, said the accident occurred around 12:45 am when a motorbike knocked down Mazeda with her grandchild on lap crossed the no-2 station of the metro rail, leaving them critically injured.

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Later, they were taken to Uttara Modern Medical College and Hospital from where Rafia was taken to Dhaka Medical College and hospital for better treatment but doctors declared him dead at 2:30 am.

However, Mazeda succumbed to her injuries around 1:45 am.