Father, daughter crushed to death by train in Rajshahi

A man and his minor daughter were crushed to death by a train at Namobhadra in the city on Monday afternoon.

The deceased are Rubel Ali, 30, and his daughter Rumayia Khatun, aged two and half, of Dharampur in the city.

Sayeed Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Rajshahi Govt Railway police station, said Khulna-bound 'Kapatakkha' train from Rajshahi hit the duo when Rubel along with his daughter was crossing the rail tracks.

The accident left Rubel dead on the spot while Rumaiya critically injured.

Locals took the girl to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where physicians pronounced her dead.