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12 killed, 6 injured as train hits bus in Bangladesh

updated: Dec 19 2020, 16:10 ist 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. 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. Preliminary investigation found that the level crossing was open and the on-duty line man was absent, causing the accident, said AKM Alamgir Jahan, officer-in-charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station.

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Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose DHAKA 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. (Bangladesh-Train Accident) - - - - CHARIKAR, Afghanistan Rockets fired by militants Saturday struck a main U.S.-NATO base in Bagram district of Afghanistan s Parwan province, to the north of Kabul, with no immediate report on casualties or extent of damage, a provincial government spokesperson confirmed.

12 killed in Bangladesh train-bus collision

1359 Dhaka, December 19 At least 12 people were killed when a train collided into a bus on Saturday morning at a rail crossing in Bangladesh’s Joypurhat district. Senior police official AKM Alamgir Jahan told reporters that six people were also injured in the accident that took place at about 7 am, reports Xinhua news agency. He said the train bound for Rajshahi city rammed into the passenger bus at the manually-operated crossing. According to the official, 10 bodies were recovered from the spot. Eight wounded people were rushed to local hospitals, where two of them succumbed to their injuries, Jahan added. Shariful Islam, Joypurhat district administration chief, said that the tragic accident took place due to the gatekeeper’s sheer negligence in performing his duty.