Three crushed under wheels of train in Natore

Three people were crushed under the wheels of a train in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Jamir Uddin, 70, and Sathi Khatun, 32, wife of Manzur Rahman, residents of Narayanpur village, and Momtaz Uddin, former headmaster of Sahapur High School in the upazila.

Witnesses said a train of Rajshahi-bound 'Tungipara Express' from Tungipara hit them in Narayanpur area near Natore Railway Station around 1 pm when they were crossing rail tracks, leaving them dead.

Recently-closed Azimnagar Railway Station porter Abu Raihan and Ishwardi Railway Police Station officer in-charge Mihir Ranjan Deb confirmed the incident.

Rezaul Karim Reza/SU