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3 die as train rams pickup van in Gazipur
Three people on a pickup van have died after their vehicle was rammed by a train at an unprotected level train crossing in Gazipur’s Kaliganj Upazila.
Published : 21 May 2022, 06:43 AM
Updated : 21 May 2022, 07:24 AM
The accident occurred in the Nolchata area near Arikhola Rail Station around 10:30 am on Saturday.
The dead have yet to be identified.
The Egarosindhu train was headed from Kishoreganj to Dhaka when it crashed head-on into a pickup van carrying palm fruit from Nagri at a rail crossing, said Arikhol Station Master Kamrul Islam.
Three passengers on the pickup van were killed on the spot.
Nagri-Nolchata rail service was suspended for nearly an hour after an accident, but is now back to normal, said Station Master Kamrul.
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