3 Die As Train Hits Pick-Up Van in Gazipur

Three people were killed when a pick-up van collided with a train at an unprotected level crossing in Gazipur's Kaliganj Upazila. The accident took place at around 10:30 am on Saturday (May 21) in Nolchhata area near Arikhola railway station of the Upazila.

The deceased were all pick-up riders. However, their identities were not immediately known.

Confirming the matter, Master of Arikhola Railway Station Kamrul Islam said that the Egarosindur Express train was going to Dhaka from Kishoreganj. On the way, the train collided head-on with a pick-up van coming from Nagori at an unsafe level crossing in Nolchhata area.

He said the pick-up van was hit by the train and three people died on the spot.

After the accident, the train service on the Nagori-Nolchhata line was suspended for about an hour and it became normal again, said Kamrul.