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12 killed, 6 injured as train drags bus on railway tracks for about half a kilometre Updated Dec 19, 2020 | 17:12 IST
The train dragged the bus on the railway tracks for about half a kilometre, the Dhaka Tribune reported. The bus was going to Panchbibi from Joypurhat. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
Dhaka: At least 12 people were killed and six others injured when a train ploughed into a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh on Saturday, according to media reports.
The incident happened at Joypurhat district when the Rajshahi-bound Uttara Express train, en route from Parbatipur, hit the passenger bus at Puranapoil railway crossing, the Daily Star reported.
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DHAKA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) At least 12 people were killed when a train ploughed into a bus Saturday morning at a rail crossing in Bangladesh s Joypurhat district, 249 km northwest of capital Dhaka.
AKM Alamgir Jahan, officer-in-charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station, told reporters that six people were also injured in the accident at about 7:00 a.m. local time.
He said the train bound for the country s western Rajshahi city rammed into the passenger bus at a rail crossing manually operated by a staff member called gatekeeper.
According to the official, bodies of 10 people were recovered from the spot.
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