At least six people were killed when a Chittagong-bound train collided with a truck at a level crossing in Feni's Chhagalnaiya upazila on Friday morning.
Police sources said the gateman was absent from duty, so the bar was not lowered when the truck entered the railway tracks at the level crossing between Fazilpur and Muhuriganj railway stations around 8:15am.
The deceased are Md Mizan, 32, of Barisal's Ujirpur upazila; Abul Khayer Miah, 40, and his son Ashiq, 14, of Comilla's Laksham upazila; and Dil Mohammad, 23; Rifat, 17; and Sazzad, 18, of Comilla's Chauddagram upazila.
Feni Railway Police Camp Assistant Sub-Inspector Md Shah Alam said Mizan was driving the truck, while the other victims were train passengers riding on the outside of the locomotive.
Five people died on the spot, and another died while undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), he added.
"Dil, Rifat, and Sazzad, along with a few other friends, were on their way to Chittagong for Eid shopping. After the trio died on the spot, their friends took their bodies back to their village before police reached the spot and buried them," said Zakir Hasan, superintendent of police in Feni.
"We will take the next legal step as per law," the police official added.
