Schoolboy killed in train accident

A schoolboy was killed in a train accident in Dinajpur's Hakimpur yesterday.

Wadud Hossain, 16, grade-X student of Gohara Dwimukhi High School, was cut under the wheels of a train at a level crossing in Satkur village, said Abu Sayem Mia, officer-in-charge of Hakimpur Police Station.

The accident took place around 11:30am when the victim was crossing the level crossing without noticing the oncoming train, he added.

Police handed over the body to the family members, he further said.