5 killed as train hits microbus in Sirajganj

At least five people were killed and seven others injured as a train smashed a microbus at an unmanned level crossing at Panchakohsi in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on Monday evening, UNB reports.

The deceased could not be identified immediately.

Officer-in-charge of Ullapara Police Station Dewan Kaushik said the train crashed into the microbus around 7pm while it was trying to cross the rail tracks through the level crossing, killing five of its passengers on the spot and injuring seven others.

Further details of the accident were still awaited.