The passenger Sonar Bangla Express, bound for Dhaka, crashed into a freight train standing at the station.
At least 40 passengers were injured in a collision between a passenger and freight train in eastern Bangladesh. This was reported on April 17 by Kaler Kantho newspaper.
It is learned that the incident took place on Sunday evening in the vicinity of the city of Comilla.
Police confirmed to local media that the Sonar Bangla Express train, which was heading from Chittagong to Dhaka, crashed into a freight train parked at Hasanpur station.
The injured were taken to hospitals in Comilla, about 90 kilometers southeast of the capital, Dhaka. Some passengers are in critical condition
According to the preliminary version, the collision occurred due to the failure of the signaling system at the station and the mistakes of railway employees.
Au moins 40 personnes ont été woundedes dimanche après la collision d’ un train de marchandises et un autre de voyageurs à la gare de Hasanpur à Comilla, ats le sud-est du Bangladesh.#hespress #hespressfr#collisiondetrains #bangladesh pic.twitter.com/uRIOJEG0vY
— Hespress Français (@HespressFr) April 17, 2023
Recall that on the night of February 28, a passenger and freight train collided in northern Greece. The victims of the accident were 57 people.
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