Malaysia train accident: Two of three victims identified as Bangladeshis

The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has identified two of the three victims who died in Monday's train accident in Malaysia as Bangladeshi nationals.

The two deceased are Md Kamal Hossain and Md Dulal, from Comilla's Debidwar upazila, the mission said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

The third victim has been identified as Mohammad Ali, but his nationality was not confirmed yet.

However, an identity card provided by UNHCR was found in Ali's pocket, the mission said, referring to Malaysian police.

They went to Malaysia in 2022 as workers of Delta Creation Sdn Bhd company.

The mission was working to send the bodies home, according to the Facebook post.

Three Bangladeshi men lost their lives in Kajang, Malaysia, after being struck by a commuter train on the railway tracks at Taman Puncak Utama Jade Hill.

The incident, which took place around 11pm on Sunday, resulted in the immediate demise of the victims, aged between 30 and 40, as reported by The Star, a Malaysian news outlet.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said on Monday that the individuals had allegedly trespassed onto the tracks and their bodies had not been trapped on the tracks.

The force of the collision had hurled them to the side of the railway line, he added.

Rescue efforts started promptly, with the bodies being recovered around 12:15am on Monday and subsequently handed over to the police for further procedures.