A businessman was killed and his driver injured when a train hit a private car at an unauthorized level crossing at Nalchata in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sohel Hasib Khan, 50, son of Ali Azam of Fuldi village in the upazila.
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Saiful Islam, sub-inspector of Kaliganj Police Station, said the accident occurred in the morning when the Dhaka-bound ‘Upukul Express’ train from Noakhali hit the private when it was passing the level crossing, leaving Sohel dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the body and handed it over to his family.