Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Engineer Couple, Son Killed in Road Mishap
A family of three, including an electrical engineer, his homemaker wife, and their software engineer son, were tragically killed in a car accident.
Their car hit the back of a gas tanker on a highway near Burdwan.
The driver survived but is seriously injured.
The family was on their way to the airport so the son could catch a flight to Mumbai.
The family had lived in Durgapur for many years.
The grandmother of the family is very sad because she lost her husband long ago and now her son, grandson, and daughter-in-law.
An electrical engineer, his homemaker wife, and their software engineer son were killed in a road accident on National Highway-19 near Burdwan.
The family's car collided with a gas tanker that had come to an abrupt halt, resulting in severe impact and fatalities.
The driver, Saheb Munshi, survived but sustained critical injuries and was hospitalized in Burdwan.
The deceased were identified as Sheikh Mohammed Murshed, his wife Rozina, and their son, a software engineer working in Pune.
The family was originally from Jangipur and had been settled in Durgapur for nearly six decades.
- Who
- Sheikh Mohammed Murshed, his wife Rozina, and their son (software engineer)
- What
- Fatal road accident
- When
- Wednesday afternoon
- Where
- National Highway-19 near Burdwan town
- Why
- Car collided with a gas tanker due to abrupt halt
- Victims
- Sheikh Mohammed Murshed (57), Rozina, and their software engineer son
- Location
- National Highway-19 near Burdwan town
- Cause of Accident
- Car rammed into the rear of a gas tanker
- Survivor
- Driver Saheb Munshi (critical injuries)
- Family Background
- Originally from Jangipur, settled in Durgapur for six decades
- Occupations
- Murshed: Electrical Engineer (SAIL), Son: Software Engineer (Private Firm in Pune)
- Destination
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Hospital
- Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
