A tragic incident happened in Bangladesh after a passenger train and a rear-ended goods train collided in Bhairab upazila at Kishoreganj, killing 17 people so far, according to the media reports.17 dead after passenger train, goods train collide in BangladeshAs per the report, the rail communication with Dhaka and Chittagong, Sylhet and Kishoreganj was restored after four hours of disruption following the collision accident.While the death toll soared to 17, several other passengers reportedly sustained injuries in the crash.A source at Bangladesh Railways told the media that the train services on the line resumed around 7.30 pm (local time). Meanwhile, according to the report, three separate committees have been formed to probe the fatal train accident on Monday afternoon.Inquiry committee set to probe into this crashTo probe this collision accident, a five-member inquiry committee was formed by Chittagong Railways comprising COPS Md. Shahidul Islam, Chief Mechanical Engineer Mohammad Zakir Hossain, Chief Engineer Arman Hossain, Chittagong Superintendent of Police (CSP) Tushar, and Chief Medical Officer Ahad Ali Sarkar, the Dhaka Tribune reported quoting Siraj-Ud-Doula Khan, public relations officer of the Railway Ministry.Additionally, a separate four-member divisional committee, led by the divisional transport officer, was formed to look into the circumstances leading up to the accident. This panel also comprises the divisional mechanical engineer, Locomotive, divisional engineer-1, and the divisional signal and telecommunications engineer.The PRO said the panels have asked to submit the report within three working days, as per the media.Both trains suffered damageTaking notes from the crash, a firefighter from Bhairab Bazar Fire Station, Rasel said that such was the impact of the collision that two rear coaches of the Egarosindhur Godhuli train were damaged.Earlier, some eyewitnesses reported that some passengers were trapped under the train, while the station master of Bhairab railway station, Yusuf, said the death toll was likely to rise, according to Dhaka Tribune.The incident took place around 3.30 pm (local time), he added.
