Two crushed under wheels of train in Rajbari

Two crushed under wheels of train in Rajbari

Two people died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Kalukhali upazila of Rajbari district Monday morning.

One of the deceased is Khayer Kha, 60, hailing from Ratandiya union of the upazila while the identity of the rest one could not be known immediately.

Locals said that the accident occurred around 9:00am when Rajshahi-bound ‘Tungipara Express’ train from Gopalganj’s Tungipara knocked down the two in Surjodiya area while passing a level crossing, leaving them dead on the spot.

Somnath Basu, officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police Station in Rajbari, said that a police team was sent to the spot and legal actions would be taken in this regard.