A young man and a mentally challenged woman were crushed to death by trains in Rajshahi and Nilphamari districts on Wednesday.

In Rajshahi, a mentally challenged woman was killed after being hit by a train at Dingadoba of the city in the morning, reports the UNB.

The deceased was identified as Nargis Begum, 45, wife of Sadar Ali of Bakpara area of the city.

Officer-in-charge of Rajshahi Govt Railway Police Station Sayeed Iqbal said Nargis was walking by the rail tracks when a Chapainawabganj-bound train hit her, killing her on the spot.

In Nilphamari, Kanak Chandra Roy, 27, son of Joges Chandra Roy of Malpara village, was killed as a Khulna-bound train crashed into his motorcycle at Daroani in Sadar upazila in the morning. He died on the spot.