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2 motorcyclists die as train hits them in Gazipur
Gazipur, 24 Jan - Two motorcyclists have died after their bike collided with a train in Gazipur.
The incident accident happened around 9:45 pm on Thursday at the railway crossing near the Ambagh Khulapara area of Gazipur city, on the Dhaka-Rajshahi rail line, said Sub-inspector Nadir Uzuzzaman of Joydebpur Railway Junction Police Outpost.
The deceased, identified as Hafizur Rahman Ripon (45) and Mahmudul Hasan Chanchal (38), were from the Harinachala Housing area of Konabari Police Station.
Hafizur was a jute trader, while Mahmudul worked at a hospital. According to locals, the two were riding from Konabari to Sakashwar in the Kaliakair upazila when their motorcycle was struck by a train travelling towards Dhaka at the crossing. Both men died at the scene.
A police team recovered the bodies. Following the family's request, the bodies were handed over to the relatives without undergoing an autopsy, said the SI.