After a train derailed in Tejgaon, Dhaka’s rail connectivity with most parts of the country has been cut off. The accident took place near Tejgaon station around 5 pm today.
The Star Online reports
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A crane of the elevated expressway fell on the railway line after a collision with a train in Tejgaon. Photo: Shaheen Mollah/ The Star
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A crane of the elevated expressway fell on the railway line after a collision with a train in Tejgaon. Photo: Shaheen Mollah/ The Star
After a train derailed in Tejgaon, Dhaka’s rail connectivity with most parts of the country has been cut off. The accident took place near Tejgaon station around 5 pm today.
Railway Dhaka Division Divisional Transport Officer Khairul Kabir confirmed this to The Daily Star. He said, they are on the way to carry out the rescue operation.
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Deputy Inspector of Dhaka Railway Police Sekander Ali told The Daily Star that a crane of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project collided with the locomotive of the Dhaka-bound Titas commuter train. Some people were injured in this incident.
Locomotive of Titus commuter train derailed after collision with crane. Photo: Shaheen Mollah/Star
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Locomotive of Titus commuter train derailed after collision with crane. Photo: Shaheen Mollah/Star
Although he could not confirm the number of casualties, he said the injured have been taken to hospital.
Meanwhile, Joydevpar Junction Station Master Mohammad Hanif Ali and Tongi Junction Station Master Md. Rakibur Rahman told The Daily Star that due to train derailment at Tejgaon, four passenger trains including Balaka Express and Kurigram Express are stuck at Joydevpur and Tongi on the Dhaka-Mymensingh railway.
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