2 Bangladeshis among 3 killed in Malaysia train accident

Three men, including two from Bangladesh and one from Myanmar, were killed after being hit by a commuter train on the KTM Puncak Utama Jade Hill tracks in Malaysia's Kajang on Sunday.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said they were notified about the incident at 10.53pm, reports Bernama news agency.

Wan Md Razali said a fire engine with five personnel from the Kajang station rushed to the scene upon receiving the emergency call.

"The victims, in their 30s to 40s, were not trapped under the train but flung to the side of the tracks. They were pronounced dead by a medical team from the health ministry," he said in a statement yesterday.

The case has been transferred to the police for further investigation and action, he added.

Meanwhile, police said the victims were holders of the UNHCR card.

Kajang district police Deputy Chief Supt Mohamad Nasir Drahman said the case has been classified as sudden death.

"The bodies have been sent to the Kajang Hospital Forensic Department for a post-mortem," he said in a statement on Monday (4 March).