At least six people were killed when a Chittagong-bound train collided with a truck at at the level crossing between Fazilpur and Muhuriganj railway stations in Feni on Friday.

Police sources said the gateman was absent from duty, so the bar was not lowered when the truck entered the railway tracks at the level crossing between Fazilpur and Muhuriganj railway stations around 8:15am.

The deceased were identified as Md Mizan, 32, of Barishal’s Ujirpur upazila; Abul Khayer Miah, 40, and his son Ashiq, 14, of Cumilla’s Laksham upazila; and Dil Mohammad, 23; Rifat, 17; and Sazzad, 18, of Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila, reports a correspondent from Feni.

Feni Railway Police Camp Assistant Sub-Inspector Md Shah Alam said Mizan was driving the truck, while the other victims were train passengers riding on the outside of the locomotive.

Five people died on the spot, and another died while undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), he added.