Several injured as 2 trains collide in Gazipur

Four people were injured as four carriages of a passenger train and three compartments of an oil-laden train derailed at Joydebpur on Friday morning.

After the incident, train services on the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh routes were disrupted. Trains started running again at around 2pm. 

"The accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound Tangail commuter train collided head-on with another Rangpur-bound oil-laden train, coming from the opposite direction, in the Choto Dewra area around 11am as it reached outer signal after crossing the line," said Abdul Mazid, member of a Railway Security Forces.

Four persons including a loco master (driver) of the passengers' train were injured in the accident, he added.

The injured were taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur.

On information, Dhaka Metropolitan Police and officials of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) rushed to the spot.

"The accident took place while the passengers' train entered into the opposite line due to wrong signaling," said Abul Fateh Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, deputy commissioner of Gazipur, while visiting the spot.

A three-member probe committee, led by Additional District Magistrate Matiur Rahman, has been formed.