Accident snaps Dhaka’s rail link with north; one dead


FE Team | Published: November 07, 2020 12:04:54 | Updated: November 08, 2020 14:22:47


- Collected/UNB

A man was killed and several others were injured when a train hit a bus at Sonakhali level crossing in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early Saturday.

Rail communication between Dhaka and northern parts of the country remained suspended after the incident, UNB reports.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

The accident took place around 4:10 am when the ‘Nilsagar-bound train’ from Chilahati hit the bus, leaving one dead on the spot, said Mostafizur Rahman, director of Nilsagar Train.

On information, a team from local fire service rushed in and is trying to remove the bus from the rail track.

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