Three crushed under wheels of train in Natore

Three people were crushed under the wheels of a train while crossing the rail tracks at Narayanpur near Gopalpur rail station in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Saturday, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Montaz Master, 62, son of Jashim Uddin of Keshabpur village, Jamir Uddin, 60, son of Bachchu Sheikh and Sathi, wife of Manjur Rahman of the upazila.

Monoaruzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lalpur police station, said the accident took place around 1.15pm when the Rajshahi-bound ‘Tungipara Express’ from Gopalganj hit three people while they were crossing the rail tracks, leaving them dead on the spot.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue.