A father mourns the death of his young son in a road accident in Mirsarai, Chittagong. 42 school children and 2 men died in Mirsarai on 12th July 2011 when the truck that was carrying them flipped into a roadside canal. They were returning from a football match. The driver was reportedly talking on his mobile phone when he lost control as he tried to give room to another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh. October 17, 2011. One of a set of images from the Photo Story, Tears on Highways, by Noor Alam.

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