Three people were killed when a train hit their pickup van at a rail crossing in Gazipur's Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.

The accident occurred in Nalchhata area near Arialkhola Rail Station at about 10:30 am.

The deceased could be identified immediately.

Sub-inspector (SI) Delwar Hossain of Kaliganj police station confirmed the matter to Banglanews. 

He said the Egarosindhu train was headed from Kishoreganj to Dhaka when it hit a pickup van carrying palm fruit from Nagri at a rail crossing, leaving three passengers on the pickup van dead on the spot.

BDST: 1258 HRS, MAY 21, 2022
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