Two people were killed as a sand-laden truck was hit by a mail train when it was passing through a railway level crossing at Muhuriganj of Chhagalnaiya uapzila in Feni on Friday morning.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Mizan, 32, son of Abul Hawlader and also a truck driver, hailed from Kawaraka village of Wazirpur upazila in Barishal and another was a railway passenger who was not immediately identified, reports BSS.
"The accident took place following a strike by a Chattogram-bound mail train in the Balumahal area, adjacent to Muhuriganj Bridge at 8.30 am on Friday," said officer in-charge (OC) of Chhagalnaiya Police Station M Hasan Imam.
As a result, the truck overturned and fell on the line. Two people died on the spot, he added.
Police sent the bodies to Feni General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police Super M Zakir Hasan visited the spot soon after the incident took place. Action will be taken if someone is negligent, he said.