Woman, son crushed under wheels of train

A woman and her two-year-old son were crushed under the wheels of a train in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district on Thursday morning.

The deceased were identified as Sumi Akter, 23, wife of Md Manik Mazumder, a resident of Budhra village in the upazila, and their son Mashraf Hossain.

Abbas Mia, sub-inspector at Laksam Railway Police Station in Sadar upazila, confirmed the incident.

Quoting the locals, he said a train of Dhaka-bound 'Sonar Bangla Express' hit Sumi and her child in Gunabati Rail Station area around 11:30am when she was crossing the rail line, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

Later, police recovered the bodies and handed over these to the family members, Abbas added.

Md Kamal Uddin/SU