At least five construction workers were killed and three injured as a train rammed a concrete mixer three-wheeler at a crossing in Gopalganj's Kashiani upazila Thursday night, the fire service said.
The deceased were Sujar Mridha, 35, Paritosh Das, 30, Amrit Biswas, 35, Hiraman Biswas, 45 and Razzaquw Shikder, 40 of Parulia union, Gopalganj Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Abul Kalam Azad said.
Fourteen workers, the occupants of the Parulia union-bound vehicle, were returning home from work from Kathamdorbosto Bazar.
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At 9:30pm, when the vehicle was passing through the rail crossing at Kagdi in Maheshpur union, Tungipara Express from Rajshahi hit the three-wheeler, leaving five workers dead on the spot and three others injured.
The injured were rushed to upazila health complex, Azad said.
