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A grandmother and her 14-year-old granddaughter were killed after being struck by a train while crossing a railway line in Cumilla on Tuesday evening.
The accident occurred around 7pm near Shashangachha railway crossing, close to Cumilla Railway Station.
The deceased were Jotsna Begum, 60, wife of late Mizanur Rahman of Uttarpara in Muradnagar upazila, and her granddaughter Chandni Akter, 14, daughter of Jahangir Alam.
Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, an assistant sub-inspector at Cumilla Railway Police Outpost, said the two were crossing the tracks near the station entrance when the Dhaka-bound Subarna Express struck them, killing them on the spot.
According to Johra Akter, a niece of Jotsna Begum, Jotsna had brought Chandni to Cumilla for a medical consultation. After seeing a doctor, they were returning to the bus station when the accident occurred while crossing the railway line.
Cumilla Railway Police Outpost in-charge Sohrab Hossain said the bodies were recovered and legal proceedings were underway.