Deadly train collision in Bangladesh claims 17 lives and over 100 injuries

Published October 23rd, 2023 - 08:54 GMT
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Rescue workers carry out a rescue operation after a passenger train collided with a freight train in Bhairab, some 85km east from Dhaka, on October 23, 2023. AFP
Highlights
The collision occurred in Bhairab, an eastern city, when a freight train collided head-on with a passenger train, causing two passenger carriages to derail, according to officials.

ALBAWABA- A tragic incident has unfolded in Bangladesh, where a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train has claimed the lives of 17 people and left over 100 others injured. 

The collision occurred in Bhairab, an eastern city, when a freight train collided head-on with a passenger train, causing two passenger carriages to derail, according to officials.

The authorities are responding to the situation as they work to determine the causes behind this devastating accident.