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3 killed as train collides with pickup in Gazipur

Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a train and a pickup in Gazipur on Saturday morning. 

The incident took place near Arikhola Rail Station area at Nolchata area in Kaliganj upazila around 10:30am. 

Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.   

Arikhola Rail Station Master Kamrul Islam confirmed the incident to Jago News. 

He said, a Dhaka-bound Egarosindur train collided head-on with a pickup in the area. Three passengers of the pickup died on the spot.