Two trains collide head-on in Gazipur

Several injured, ten carriages derail

FE Team | Published: May 03, 2024 23:24:37

Nine bogies derailed and four people were injured after a commuter train collided with a freight train on the outskirts of Joydebpur railway station on Friday morning. Rescue workers and media are at the scene of the wreckage. — Photo collected

Several people were injured as a Tangail commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near the Joydebpur Railway Junction in Gazipur on Friday.
Ten train carriages also derailed in the accident, which occurred around 10:50am, reports bdnews24.com.
The accident occurred in the Kazi Bari area of Choto Dewra, said Joydebpur Station Master Hanif Mia.
The station master said that the Tangail commuter train had left Tangail in the morning and was heading to Dhaka after a stop at the Joydebpur Station.
The train was crossing a line at the outer signal when the freight train crashed into it from the opposite direction.
Four people, including the passenger train's driver, were taken to Gazipur's Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital with injuries.
Train service on the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh train routes was suspended after the accident.
Locals say the Tangail commuter train was largely empty as it headed to Dhaka, which limited the casualties.
UNB adds: Two platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed to assist in the rescue work.
The information came in a media release signed by Shariful Islam, public relations officer of the BGB headquarters in Dhaka.
The paramilitary members led by BGB-63 commander would remain deployed to maintain law and order and assist in the rescue operation, it reads.