3 train roof riders die after being hit by girders
Three people travelling on the rooftop of a train died while three others were injured after they were hit by the overhead girders of Koidanga Rail Bridge at Pabna on Thursday night.
One of the deceased was identified as Md Kawsar Hossain, 25, of village Choukepara in Chapainawabganj district.
Many people illegally climbed to the rooftop of Silk City Express to travel to Rajshahi, and six of them were struck by the bridge girders at about 9:00pm, according to Sirajganj GRP and Vangura police.
“When the train reached Boral Bridge Station, we recovered two dead bodies and four injured people from the rooftop. The injured were rushed to Vangura Upazila Health Complex, where one of them succumbed to his injuries at about 10:00pm,” Nazmul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Vangura Police Station, told The Daily Star.
Three injured people--Nayan, 18, Sunny, 22, Sohel, 25-- were undergoing treatment at the health complex.
“Koidanga Rail Bridge at Vangura upazila is built so low that anyone travelling on the rooftop of a train risks being hit by its girders,” said Laisur Rahman, OC of the Government Railway Police (GRP).
The railway authority has formed a four-member committee, headed by Sujit Kumar, divisional traffic officer of Railway's Pakshey Division, to investigate the incident.
Although, taking a trip on the rooftop of a train is prohibited, many people travel to their destinations violating the rule, said Sujit.
The probe committee would submit its report within three days, he added.
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