Two people were killed following a clash between a truck and a Dhaka bound mail train at Goraghat rail crossing under Birampur upazila here early hours of today.
The deceased are driver of the truck Mahbub Hossen, 38, son of Mafizuddin hailed from Nashipur village under Sadar upazila of Panchagarh district and helper Ariful Islam, 24, son of Ashraful Islam hailed from Tetulia upazila under Panchagarh districtd.
Officer in Charge (OC) of Birampur Police Station M Mamtazul Islam said Dhaka-bound intercity Ekota Express Train hit a stone laden truck at Goraghat level crossing at 2am leaving its driver and helper dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies, he added.
The incident had temporarily disrupted the railway communication on this route during the night but railway communication became normal from this morning.
FP/MI