Couple crushed under train in Tangail

A couple was crushed under the wheels of a train near Dhalatong No-5 Bridge in Kalihati upazila of the district on Saturday morning.

The deceased were identified as Nilu Mandol, 60, and his wife Kalpona Rani Mandol, 50, residents of the same area.

Station Master of Jamuna Bridge Purba Ibrahimabad Railway Station Sahin Miah said the accident occurred in the area when a train hit the couple while they were crossing the railway line.

"The duo died on the spot," he said, adding that the couple was returning home from a religious programme at Rouha village of the upazila.