Two people were killed in separate train accidents in Khulna city on Saturday morning.
Both incidents occurred in the Phulbari Gate area under Khan Jahan Ali Police Station.
The deceased were Mahafuzul Islam Siam, 19, son of Nur Islam of Mirerdanga in the Phultala Gate area, and Zainal Abedin, 83, son of Khobir Uddin of Alamnagar in Khalishpur.
Sub-Inspector SM Raihan of Khulna Railway Police confirmed the deaths to journalists.
According to police and local sources, Siam was crossing the railway tracks in the Phulbari Gate area at around 5:45am when he was hit by the Chitra Express, travelling from Dhaka to Khulna.
He sustained severe injuries to his left arm, leg and head. Locals rescued him and rushed him to Khulna Medical College Hospital, where the attending physician declared him dead.
In the second incident, Zainal Abedin left his home in the morning without informing anyone.
While walking along the railway tracks, he reached the Phulbari Gate area, where he was hit by the Rupsha Express, travelling from Khulna to Ishwardi, at around 9am.
He sustained severe injuries to one leg and his head and died at the scene. His family members were later informed of the incident.
SI SM Raihan said Zainal had been suffering from a mental illness for a long time. He added that the elderly man died from head injuries.
The bodies of both victims have been kept at the morgue of Khulna Medical College Hospital. They will be handed over to their families after the completion of the necessary legal procedures.