CHANDPUR, Sept 3, 2026 (BSS) - An unidentified man, aged around 55, was killed after being run over by the Chattogram-bound Sagarika Express train that left Chandpur this afternoon.

The accident occurred at around 2:30pm in the Dakshin Tarapurchandi area of the town along the Chandpur-Laksam railway route.

Local residents said the train was blowing its horn as it approached a railway crossing west of the town's regional passport office. At that time, the man was walking along the middle of the railway track. As he did not move away from the track, the train ran over him, killing him on the spot.

Railway police reached the spot after receiving information about the accident.

Local resident Nazmul Hasan said police talked to people in the surrounding area after arriving at the scene, but nobody could identify the victim.

Chandpur Railway Police (GRP) Officer-in-Charge Rajib Kar told BSS that police recovered the man's body from the scene.

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chandpur office has been informed to help identify the deceased, he said, adding that legal action would be taken in this regard.