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KHULNA: Two people were killed in separate train accidents in the Phulbarigate area under Khan Jahan Ali Police Station in Khulna city on Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as Mahafuzul Islam Siam, son of Nur Islam of the Mirerdanga area in Phulbari, and an elderly man named Zainal Abedin.
According to local residents and police sources, Siam was struck and killed by the Shipsha Express, travelling from Dhaka to Khulna, near the Phulbarigate railway crossing at around 5:40am.
In a separate incident, Zainal Abedin was killed around 9am after being hit by the Rupsha Express, which was travelling from Ishwardi to Khulna. The accident occurred only about 100 yards from the site of the first incident.
SM Raihan, a sub-inspector of Khulna Railway Police (GRP), confirmed the incidents.
He said Siam’s death appeared suspicious, prompting police to recover his body and send it to Khulna Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. Zainal Abedin, meanwhile, was mentally ill, the police officer added.
