Bangladesh Train Accident: 13 Killed, Several Injured After Passenger Train Collides With Freight Train in South Asian Country
The accident took place when the passenger train headed from Kishoreganj to Dhaka collided with the freight train around 4:15 pm.
Dhaka, Oct 23: At least 13 people were killed and several others injured on Monday when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Bangladesh, officials said.
The accident took place when the passenger train headed from Kishoreganj to Dhaka collided with the freight train around 4:15 pm. Bangladesh Road Accident: 15 People Killed in Collision Between Truck and Bus in Kutubpur.
Thirteen bodies have been found so far, bdnews24 reported, citing a police official at the Bhairab Railway Station.
Several people were trapped under the damaged coaches, the news portal said. Bangladesh Road Accident Video: 17 Killed, Many Injured As Bus Veers Off Road and Falls Into Large Roadside Pond in Jhalakathi.
"An initial report said that the freight train crashed into the Egaro Sindhur from behind, striking two of the carriages,” said Anowar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police.
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