2 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Narsingdi
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Two people, including the driver of a battery-run auto-rickshaw, were killed as a train hit the vehicle in Narsingdi's Raipura upazila last night.
The accident occurred around 9pm at Hasnabad level crossing under Amirganj union of the upazila when a Dhaka-bound train hit an auto rickshaw while it was crossing the rail line, said Md Jahirul Islam, sub-inspector of Narsingdi Railway Police Outpost.
Both the auto-rickshaw driver and passenger died on the spot, he said.
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The deceased were Bachchu Mia, 50, son of late Abdul Kadir and Mannaaf Mia 48, son of Kolim Uddin, residents of Noyachar village under Adiabad union of upazila.
