A woman and her two-year-old son died as she jumped under a running train with the kid in her arms in Gafargaon upazila yesterday.

The deceased are Liza Akhter, 25, wife of Rajib Dhali of Dhamail village, and their only son Yeasin Ahmed, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Shafiqul Islam, also in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP) station, Gafargaon.

The SI said Liza with the kid in her arms jumped under the wheels of Dhaka-bound Jamuna Express Intercity Train from Mymensingh in Dhamail area around 6:00am. Liza died on the spot and her kid sustained critical injuries.

Local people rescued Yeasin and took him to Gafargaon Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead, the SI said. Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

SI Shafiqul said family feud might be the reason behind the suicide.