9 coaches of express express derailed at Bangabandhu Bridge, 20 injured: Dhaka train communication with western region stopped

The Dhaka Times Desk 20 passengers were injured when 9 coaches of Express Express derailed on Bangabandhu Bridge at around 11:00 pm on Sunday. The train was initially claimed to have derailed due to stormy winds. Dhaka's train connection with West Bengal has been stopped.

It is known that at around 11 o'clock in the night due to stormy winds, the high-speed express train from Dhaka to Dinajpur with 9 coaches derailed near Pillar No. 7 of Yamuna Bridge. The train with 13 coaches collided with the railing. At this time, at least 20 passengers were injured while trying to get off. Related sources informed that search was done with speedboard at night to see if anyone fell into the river. The rescue train from Ishwardi is supposed to come and carry out the rescue work at night.

Meanwhile, one lane of Bangabandhu Bridge has been closed after this incident. There is heavy traffic on both sides of the bridge as one lane is open.

Meanwhile, due to this incident, the train communication of the western zone of Bangladesh Railway with the southern and northern zones of the capital Dhaka is completely closed.