Three of a family die after train rams autorickshaw in Cumilla


FE Team | Published: December 30, 2020 18:11:44 | Updated: December 31, 2020 19:18:24


Three of a family die after train rams autorickshaw in Cumilla

Three members of a family have been killed and another injured after a train crashed into an autorickshaw in Cumilla.

The accident took place when the three-wheeler was crossing an unfenced level-crossing in Shashangachha around 7:00 am on Wednesday, said Cumilla Railway Police Outpost Inspector Ismail Hossain Siraji.

The victims have been identified as Farid Munshi, his wife Peyara Begum, 50, and their daughter Lucky Akter, a student of class 10, reports bdnews24.com.

"A Dhaka-bound cargo train coming from Chattogram hit the autorickshaw at the level-crossing. The passengers of the damaged vehicle were rushed to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where Munshi died," Station Master Shafiqur Rahman said.

"Lucky died in a Dhaka hospital while Peyara Begum passed away on her way to Dhaka from CMCH," said Harun Ahmed, a relative of the victims.

Cumilla's railway authorities did not comment on the incident

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