At least one person has died in an accident during a change of a train’s engine in Rangpur’s Kaunia Railway Juncture.
Several others were injured in the incident which occurred around 4:00pm on Thursday, Rangpur’s stationmaster Sarwar Alam said, reports bdnews24.com.
The engine of a Panchagarh-bound Uttarbanga Mail train from Shantahar was being turned around in Kaunia, he said.
“But the engine slammed into the back of a carriage. Two carriages were badly damaged upon impact, resulting in a several casualties.”
Rescuers recovered a body from the spot, said Khurshid Alam, senior official at Rangpur’s fire service. About 20 others were sent to nearby hospitals for treatment.