Three teenagers were killed after being hit by a train at Zorarganj in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram on Thursday night. The accident took place on the railway tracks adjacent to BSRM Factory in Zorarganj at around 9pm on Thursday (June 19). Md Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Zorarganj Police Station, said that three youths, aged between 18 and 20 years, have died after being run over by a train.
Quoting sources, he said that the three were reportedly sitting on the railway tracks and chatting when the train hit them. They apparently did not realize that the train was approaching towards them. They sustained severe injuries. Local rushed them to Mirsharai Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctors declared them dead on arrival, he added.
Legal proceedings are underway regarding the incident.
