A 15-year-old madrasa student died after a train hit him at Jhikargacha upazila of Jashore on Thursday.
The accident happened at the Kaoria Rail Gate area of the upazila, said Jhikargachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Bablur Rahman Khan.
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The deceased Wasir was the son of Mizanur Rahman of Kaoria village in Jhikargachha. He was a class nine student at Beziatola Madrasa.
Wasir was severely injured by the Benapole-bound train while crossing the Kaoria Rail Gate on his way to attend a madrasa exam, said his family.
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Later, locals rushed him to Jashore General Hospital, where the duty doctor declared him dead.
Legal action would be taken following an investigation, said the OC.