(*17*)DHAKA – The our bodies of a minimum of 17 folks had been recovered from a train crash out of doors the Bangladesh capital that may have befell after one of the trains disregarded a red sign, officers stated Tuesday.
The rescue operation used to be halted early within the morning an afternoon after rescuers and citizens in combination extracted passengers from the wreckage, stated hearth reputable Mosharraf Hossain at Bhairab, within the central district of Kishoreganj. He stated 26 others had been injured.
“Our fire service teams returned early Tuesday from the scene as there is no chance of having more bodies from the wreckage. The train service has also been restored,” he informed The Associated Press by way of telephone on Tuesday.
The crash befell when two rear coaches of the Dhaka-bound Egarosindur Godhuli Express passenger train had been hit by way of a shipment train heading to Chattogram, senior hearth reputable Azizul Haque Rajon stated Monday.
Authorities had been investigating the precise motive of the crash, however a senior Bangladesh Railway reputable indicated a red light may have been disregarded.
“The sign used to be more than likely red for the container train. So a long way, it sort of feels that the train overshoot the sign. The investigation committee will supply a definitive solution after their investigation,” said Md. Quamrul Ahsan, director general of the Bangladesh Railway.
Train injuries are commonplace in Bangladesh, blamed principally on unsupervised railway crossings, deficient signaling and dangerous observe prerequisites.