2 crushed under trains in B’baria

Two people were crushed under the wheels of separate trains at Alamnagar and Jatrapur areas in Ashuganj upazila of Barhmanbaria district on Tuesday.

One of the deceased was identified as Kaiyum, 55, of Sylhet district while identity of another deceased could not be known.

In Jatrapur, a 25-year-old unidentified youth was killed after being hit by  Chattogram-bound ‘Mahanagar Prabhati’ train while crossing the rail tracks in the morning, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Salauddin Khan Noman, in-charge of Brahmanbaria railway station police outpost.

In Alamnagar, Kaiyum was killed after being hit by another train around 9:30 am while crossing the rail tracks, said the SI.

The bodies were sent to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, the SI added.