OUR CORRESPONDENT, Natore

Three people died yesterday after being run over by a train in Natore’s Lalpur upazila.

The Tungipara Express bound for Rajshahi hit Montaj Master, 62, son of Late Jasim Uddin of Keshabpur village; and Zamir Uddin, 60, son of Late Bachchu Sheikh, and Sathi Begum, 35, wife of Manjur Rahman, both of Narayanpur village, while they were crossing the rail lines at the Gopalpur Aziznagar Level Crossing around 1:15pm.

They died on the spot, said Mihir Ranjan Deb, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Railway Police Station.

Police recovered the bodies and handed them over to the family.