Father, son killed in train-auto rickshaw crash in Cumilla

A man and his teenage son have been killed in a collision between a train and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at a railway crossing in Cumilla Sadar Dakshin upazila.

The incident took place at the Jelkhanabari railway crossing of Bijaypur Union at around 4:15pm on Saturday.

The victims have been identified as Md Shohag, 35, an auto-rickshaw driver from Pakamura village in Barura upazila, and his 12-year-old son, Sohel.

Debashish Chowdhury, the officer in charge of Sadar Dakshin police station, said at the time of the accident, Md Shohag was teaching his son how to drive the auto rickshaw. At one stage, their vehicle collided with the Dhaka-bound Mahanagar Express train when it was crossing the area.

Later, their bodies were recovered from the spot.

Mahbubur Rahman, railway station master of Cumilla, said the train dragged the auto-rickshaw for a half-kilometer stretch and left the duo dead on the spot.