Train hits minibus, kills 4

Four women were killed and 15 people injured as a train hit a minibus carrying readymade garment (RMG) workers near Jalalihat Station in Chittagong Tuesday morning. Three of the deceased were identified as Yasmin, 22, of Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar, Ria Akhter, 21, of Faridapara in the city and July Akhter, 23, of Patharghata in Barguna district. All the victims were the employees of Base Textile Limited in the port city. Witnesses said the city-bound local train from Dohazari crashed into the minibus while crossing the rail track at the outer-signal crossing around 8:00am, leaving the four women dead on the spot and 15 others injured. The dead and the injured were passengers of the minibus, according to UNB.