Mother, daughter among 4 crushed under train in Tangail
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Total four women, including a mother and daughter, were crushed under the wheels of a train in Tangail's Kalihati upazila on Wednesday (19 April) morning.
The accident took place at the upazila's Mirhamjani area around 5:30am. They were crushed by the intercity train Ekota Express.
The deceased are – Shanti Rani and her daughter Shilpi Rani, Bashonti, and Aarti Rani Das. Another person was also injured in the tragic incident.
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According to police and families of the victims, the four were on their way to Salla union for Zakat ((obligatory charity in Islam) early this morning.
At one point Dhaka-bound Ekota Express, coming from the northern part of the country, crushed the four under its wheels. They four died on the spot.
