2 electrocuted on train roof
Two passengers died and three others sustained injuries as they fell off the rooftop of a commuter train after being electrocuted in Trishal upazila of the district on Wednesday.
One of the deceased was identified as hawker Sobuj Mia, 17, while the name of another passenger, aged around 40, could not be known immediately.
The injured were admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Quoting locals and train passengers, Md Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said the victims were traveling on the roof of a Mymensingh-bound commuter train from Dhaka.
As the train left Ahmedbari railway station in Trishal, they fell off the rooftop after being hit by an electric wire around 8:00pm, the OC said.
Hori Gopal Sen, railway station superintendent in the district, said high officials of the department from Dhaka visited the spot yesterday morning.
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