Five crushed to death by train in Narsingdi

At least five people were killed and two others injured after being crushed by a train in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Monday.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

However, the injured are receiving treatment at Narsingdi Sadar Hospital, according to local media reports.

Locals spotted the bodies lying by the Dhaka-Chattogram Rail Track at Thakchak area in Kamolpur village of the upazila early in the morning and informed the police.

Safayet Hossain Polash, officer-in-charge of Raipura police station, said the people might have been crushed under the wheels of the Dhaka-bound ‘Teetas Commuter Train’ from Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura Station. The train was scheduled to cross Narsingdi by 7:00 am.

Details about the incident will be shared later, the OC added.