2 youths die after falling from moving train roof while recording video
Two other youths sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital
Two youths were killed after getting entangled in a dish cable and falling from the roof of a moving train while recording a video in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura.
The incident occurred around 11:45am today (2 April) near Gangasagar Railway Station.
The deceased have been identified as Kaiyum, 22, son of Abdul Karim from Debidwar in Cumilla, and Tarek, 21, son of Nazrul Islam from Guruhit village in Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila.
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Two other youths sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
Akhaura Railway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Jasim Uddin Khandaker said, "It is not yet known from which station the four youths boarded the roof of the train. However, eyewitnesses reported that they were standing and recording a video."
Necessary legal measures are being taken regarding the incident, said the OC.
According to police and locals, the Sylhet-bound Paharika Express train from Chattogram was passing through the Mogra railway bridge area when four young men on the roof stood up to record a video. While doing so, they became entangled in a dish cable hanging over the railway track and fell off the train.
Kaiyum died on the spot, while Tarek succumbed to his injuries at Brahmanbaria General Hospital, police said.
