A 58-year-old night guard of a market was killed in a train accident at Doulatpur bazar of Khulna city on Sunday night.
The deceased was identified as Mozammel Hoque, a resident of Senhat area of Dighliya upazila in the district. He was the night guard of Doulatpur Bazar.
Quoting locals, Md Khabir Ahmed, Officer-in-charge of Khulna railway police station said a Dhaka-bound train ‘Sundarban Express’ hit Mozammel from the opposite direction while he was walking beside the rail line at around 10:00pm.
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Locals rushed the victim to Khulna medical college hospital where doctors pronounced him dead, the OC said.
The body was kept at the morgue for an autopsy, he said, adding that legal action was under process.