The traders were returning to their neighbourhood after buying vegetables from the wholesale market in Manikganj’s Jaagir.
Rail links with Chittagong disrupted after locomotive hits truck in Feni
A train rammed into a broken truck at a level crossing in Feni on Thursday snapping rail links between Chittagong and the rest of the country.
Published : 21 July 2016, 04:29 AM
Updated : 21 July 2016, 09:24 AM
Railway officials said that the accident took place at the district’s Fatehpur area around 4am on Thursday.
The loaded truck was stranded at a level crossing when a cargo train hit it and then rolled over under impact.
Railway’s Deputy Assistant Engineer in Feni Md Siddiqur Rahman said that a rescue train was rushed to the spot and it cleared the wagons of the train. But the engine is yet to be removed.
He said that tow salvage trains from Chittagong and Laksham have started for the spot.
No casualties have been reported, said Rahman.
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