Uttara-Agargaon and Motijheel-Shahbagh metro service operational now: DMTCL
However, metro rail link on Shahbagh-Agargaon route still remained suspended
The metro rail service on Uttara-Agargaon and Motijheel-Shahbagh is now operational, according to the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL).
In a Facebook post, the DMTCL, which operates the metro rail, announced that service between Farmgate and Motijheel resumed at 3pm, while operations on the Motijheel–Shahbagh section resumed at 7:15pm.
However, metro rail link on Shahbagh-Agargaon route still remained suspended following the death of a pedestrian who was killed as a bearing pad, used to prevent vibration during train operations, came loose and fell on him.
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The DMTCL told TBS that the reason behind the accident is still unknown.
Its authorities added that a maintenance team is working to fix the issue.
The spring came loose from pillar number 433 of the metro rail.
DMTCL Managing Director Faruque Ahmed said one side of the metro rail track has slightly sunk after the bearing pad came loose and fell off.
Soon after the tragic accident at noon, a DMTCL maintenance team arrived, and Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan and other officials visited the scene.
The government has formed a five-member committee to investigate the incident.
