30 injured as train derails in Cumilla, snapping rail links to Chattogram
Dhaka, March 17 -- Railway connectivity between Chattogram and the rest of Bangladesh has been disrupted following the derailment of a passenger train in Cumilla's Nangalkot Upazila.
At least 30 people were injured when nine compartments of the Mymensingh-bound Bijoy Express went off the tracks near the Hasanpur station around 1:35pm on Sunday, according to Nangalkot Police Station chief Debashish Chowdhury.
Five of them are in critical condition.
Initial reports suggest the accident occurred due to the failure of a lock attached to the train's engine.
Trains operating on the route are stranded at various stations as a result of the derailment.
"There have been no fatalities. Railway and local police are responding to the situation,"...
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