Mother, son killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Feni

NN Online:
A man and his mother lost their lives after a train struck a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at an unauthorized railway crossing in Feni town on Saturday evening.

The victims were identified as Hafizul Islam, 40, of Miazi Bari in Chhagalnaiya upazila’s Pathan Nagar union, and his mother, Fatematuzzohra, 63.

According to police and witnesses, the Chattala Express train hit the auto-rickshaw around 7pm at the Godown Quarter rail crossing, after it attempted to cross the tracks ignoring the signal. The vehicle was completely wrecked, leaving the occupants severely injured.

Locals rushed the victims to Feni General Hospital, where Hafizul was declared dead. Fatematuzzohra was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition but died on the way, said a relative, Masum Billah.

Eyewitness Didarul Islam said the rickshaw was headed towards Trunk Road from the hospital area. Of the five passengers, three managed to jump out before the collision.

Feni Railway Station Master Md Harun confirmed that train services resumed shortly after the incident.

Feni Railway Police Sub-Inspector Iqbal Hossain said Hafizul’s body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy. A case of unnatural death has been filed with the Laksam GRP Police Station.