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2 killed as train hits CNG in Brahmanbaria
Greenwatch Desk
Accidents
2025-09-15, 11:05pm
Two people were killed when a train hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Manianda level crossing in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Sadek Mia, 38, driver of the auto-rickshaw of Kasba upazila and its passenger Popy Akter, 19, wife of Yeajul Islam.
The accident occurred at the level crossing when the Chattogram-bound ‘Bojoy Express’ train from Dhaka hit the auto-rickshaw while passing the level crossing, leaving two killed on the spot, said a staff of Akhaura Railway Station.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue for autopsy, reports UNB.