At least four people, including a child, were killed and four others injured as a train smashed into a bus at an unmanned level crossing at Sharishadi in Sadar upazila yesterday evening.

The deceased could not be identified immediately.

Towfique Ahmed, station officer of Feni Fire Service, said Mymensingh-bound train from Chattogram ‘Nasirabad Express’ hit the local bus at the level crossing around 6:15pm, leaving four bus passengers dead on the spot and four others injured. The accident also halted the train communication of Chattogram with Dhaka and Sylhet for an hour.