Three passengers died after falling off the roof of a train at Gandaria railway station in the capital yesterday morning.

They have been identified as Zakir Hossain, 30, Nuru Mia, 40, and Nazrul Islam, 35.

Having started from Narayanganj, the train was slowing down at the station around 10:15am, said SubInspector Anwar Kamal of Dhaka Railway Police Station.

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Kamalapur Railway Station. Because of the approaching Eid, the roof was teeming with people.

"As the train gradually lost speed, some of the passengers on the edge of the roof hit the overhead corrugated tin shade of the platform and fell," said the SI.

Zakir landed on the platform and slipped to the tracks, thereby dying on the spot. Num succumbed to his injuries while being taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Nazrul, taken to the same hospital, struggled for life until 2:00pm when doctors declared him dead.

One other passenger also fell off the roof, but he could not be identified because he was rushed to a hospital right after the incident, said the SI.

The police are trying to identify the passenger and locate the hospital, he added.