Three police constables were killed and two others were injured as a train rammed into a police van at a level crossing in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong on Sunday.
The deceased were Mohammad Hossain, Mizanur Rahman and Iskandar Ali Mollah, all of whom were police constables stationed at Sitakunda police station.
The incident took place at around noon on Sunday at the Fakirhat level crossing, said Tofayel Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda police station.
He said a police patrol team in a pickup van was struck by the Chittagong-bound Sonar Bangla Express. Out of the five on the pickup, one was killed instantly, while two others succumbed to their injuries after being taken to hospital.
Sub-Inspector Sujan Sharma and Constable Samar Chandra Sutradhar, who was driving the van, are currently receiving treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
Meanwhile, Chittagong Railway Station Manager Ratan Chowdhury confirmed that the inter-city Sonar Bangla Express arrived at the station at 12:20pm following the incident, adding that there was no disruption in services due to the incident.
