Man dies in Rangpur train accident
A coach of the Uttarbanga Mail train is seen derailed after the accident, leaving one dead and 20 people injured near Kaunia junction in Rangpur on Thursday.
bdnews24.com :
At least one person has died in an accident during a change of a train’s engine in Rangpur’s Kaunia Railway Junction.
Several others were injured in the incident which occurred around 4 pm on Thursday, Rangpur’s station master Sarwar Alam said.
The engine of a Panchagarh-bound Uttarbanga Mail train from Shantahar was being
turned around in Kaunia, he said.
“But the engine slammed into the back of a carriage. Two carriages were badly damaged upon impact, resulting in a several casualties.” Rescuers recovered a body from the spot, said Khurshid Alam, senior official at Rangpur’s fire service.
At least one person has died in an accident during a change of a train’s engine in Rangpur’s Kaunia Railway Junction.
Several others were injured in the incident which occurred around 4 pm on Thursday, Rangpur’s station master Sarwar Alam said.
The engine of a Panchagarh-bound Uttarbanga Mail train from Shantahar was being
turned around in Kaunia, he said.
“But the engine slammed into the back of a carriage. Two carriages were badly damaged upon impact, resulting in a several casualties.” Rescuers recovered a body from the spot, said Khurshid Alam, senior official at Rangpur’s fire service.
