TANGAIL, April 19, 2023 (BSS) - Four women including a mother and her daughter were killed after being crushed under the wheels of Ekota Express train in Kalihati upazila of the district early today.

The deceased were identified as Aroti Rani Das, 55, Shanti Rani, 45, her daughter Shilpi Rani, 25, and Bashonti Das, 60. All of them were the residents of Daspara village under Bhuapur upazila of the district.

Sub Inspector Nazmul Hasan of the Bangabandhu Bridge East Police Station said the accident occurred at around 5:30 am in Mir Hamjani area of the upazila.

The Dhaka-bound Ekota Express from Dinajpur hit them while they were walking towards home along the rail tracks, leaving four women dead on the spot and another one injured, said Nazmul Hasan.

Injured woman was sent to Tangail General Hospital.