Railway authorities have formed a three-member team to probe the collision between a Chittagong-bound train and a trailer truck at a level crossing in Sitakunda.
Published : 25 Aug 2015, 12:53 PM
East Zone’s Divisional Manager Mofizur Rahman said on Tuesday that the body comprises of East Zone Divisional Transport Officer Firoz Iftekhar, Divisional Mechanical Engineer Saiful Islam and Divisional Engineer Abidur Rahman.
They will submit their findings as soon as possible, he said.
At least one person was killed when the Bijoy Express from Mymensingh collided with the trailer truck stuck at a level-crossing in Barahbkunda around5:30am on Tuesday.
Five compartments of the train derailed on impact, snapping Chittagong’s rail links with rest of the country.
The rail link was restored after one track was repaired after nearly six hours of effort around 11am, Chittagong Railway Station Manager Abul Kalam Azad said.