At least twelve people were killed as a train crashed into a bus on Purana Poi level crossing in Joypurhat sadar upazila early Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Salam Kabir, superintendent of Joypurhat Police Station, said the accident took place around 6 am when the Rajshahi-bound ‘Uttara’ Mail train from Parbatipur hit the Hili-bound bus, leaving ten people dead on the spot and 10/12 others injured.
Of the injured, five people were taken to Bogura General Hospital where two people died there while the rest were taken to Joypurhat Modern Hospital.
In November last year, a deadly collision took place between Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita Express and Chattogram-bound Udayan Express on Dhaka-Chattogram route in Mandbagh Railway Station in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria.
The tragic train accident in Brahmanbaria left at least 16 people dead and over 100 others injured.
However, the country experienced far deadlier accidents before.
At least 113 people, including 26 women and 11 children, were killed in railway accidents between January 1 and June 30 this year, says a July report – jointly prepared by Green Club of Bangladesh (GCB) and National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR).
