2 killed as train hits truck in Gazipur
Two people were killed as a train hit a truck at a rail crossing
on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Dakshin area of Gazipur Sadar upazila
early today.
The
deceased were identified as Mohammad Babul Hossain, 55, the owner of the drum
truck, and its driver Ujjwal Mia, 50.
Inspector Nadiruzzaman of Joydebpur Junction Railway Police
confirmed The Daily Star that the accident occurred around 1:00am.
Mohammad
Ali Jinnah, in-charge of Tongi Railway Station Police Outpost, said that the
Dhaka-bound Panchagarh Express train from Panchagarh collided with a drum truck
when it was crossing the level crossing, leaving the two injured.
Locals
rescued the injured and took one of them to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical
College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared Babul Hossain dead.
Ujjwal Mia
was taken to Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital in Tongi, where he was also
declared dead.
The bodies
of the deceased have been sent to the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College
Hospital morgue for autopsy, police said.
A notice
was found beside the railway tracks at the scene that read, "Cross at your
own risk."