5 killed as train crashes into auto-rickshaw in Cumilla

Five passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and three others injured when a train crashed into the vehicle in Cumilla on Tuesday morning.

The accident occurred at the Kalikapur level crossing in the Bakshimul union of Burichang upazila at 10:30 am.

The deceased were identified as Rafiq Miah, Lutfa Begum, Sanu Miah, Safarzan Begum, and Sazu Miah, all from the upazila. The injured passengers have been admitted to various hospitals in the district.

Md Emran Hossain, Officer-in-charge of the Laksam railway police station, confirmed the incident to Jago News. 

He said the Chattala Express train, which had departed from Chattogram, struck an auto-rickshaw at the Kalikapur level crossing. As a result, the auto-rickshaw was thrown off the tracks, and five passengers were killed on the spot. Four others were seriously injured, and while local residents were transporting them to the upazila health complex, another passenger died on the way. The remaining three injured passengers have been admitted to hospitals in the district.

He also mentioned that railway and local police arrived at the scene shortly after the incident. Train services on this route are operating normally.