Three people were crushed under the wheels of a train while crossing the rail tracks at Lalpur upazila of Natore district around 1:15 pm on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Montaz Master, 62, son of Jashim Uddin of Keshabpur village, Jamir Uddin, 60, son of Bachchu Sheikh, and Sathi, wife of Manjur Rahman of the upazila. The incident happened at Narayanpur near Gopalpur rail station.
Monoaruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Lalpur Police Station, said the accident took place when the Rajshahi-bound “Tungipara Express” from Gopalganj hit three people while they were crossing the rail tracks, leaving them dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to a local hospital morgue.
