Five killed as train hit three-wheeler in Gopalganj

Five construction workers have been killed on the spot as a train hit a passenger-carrying three-wheeler auto rickshaw at Kashiani of Gopalganj.

The tragic accident took place on Thursday night. The fire service confirmed the number of casualties.

The identity of the deceased could not be immediately confirmed, UNB quoted Gopalganj Fire Service deputy assistant director Abul Kalam Azad as saying.

Fourteen workers, all passengers of the three-wheeler, were returning home from their workplace.

When the vehicle was passing through the rail crossing at Katamdarasto, Tungipara Express hit the three-wheeler, leaving five workers dead on the spot and injuring five others at 9pm.

The injured were admitted to upazila health complex.