Rail link with Chattogram resumes after around 2 hrs of suspension
The accident occurred around 8:55am at Sonapahar when the Sylhet-bound ‘Pahariaka Express’ train collided with the sand-laden truck on an unmanned level crossing, said witnesses.
Rail communication between Chattogram and the rest of the country resumed after nearly two hours of suspension as a truck crashed into a train in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram this morning (7 June).
The accident occurred around 8:55am at Sonapahar when the Sylhet-bound 'Pahariaka Express' train collided with the sand-laden truck on an unmanned level crossing, said witnesses.
No casualties were reported but the truck was slightly damaged, disrupting train movement between Chattogram and rest of the country from 9am to 10:45 am, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chattogram Railway Police Station (GRP) Mohammad Rofiqul Hasan.
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OC Rafiqul Hasan said rescue operation was launched immediately after the collision and train movement returned to normal after the truck was removed from the tracks.
