A 65-year-old woman named Saera Begum was killed by the Banalata Express in Lalpur, Natore. The accident happened on Monday morning, 9 November, at Azimnagar railway station.
Saera Begum was the wife of the late Lalu of Makhar village in Saghata upazila, Gaibandha, and the mother of Abu Shahin, a local hotel worker.
According to Ishwardi railway police station, Azimnagar railway station and Lalpur fire service, the Dhaka-bound Banalata Express from Rajshahi was passing through Azimnagar station at about 8am on Monday. The woman was hit by the train as she crossed the line at the western end of platform one, and died on the spot.
Lalpur fire service recovered the body and handed it to the Azimnagar station authorities. Ishwardi railway police, on being informed, identified her and handed the body to her relatives.
Faisal Bin Hasan, officer in charge of Ishwardi railway police station, confirmed the incident. He said police went to the scene, identified the woman and handed the body to her relatives.
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