Bangladesh News

At least six people drowned and 15 others were injured as they slammed into the beam of a bridge and fell into the Gumani river from the roof of a train on December 20.

The accident occurred on the day before Eid as the Neelsagar Express was crossing Kaidanga Rail Bridge in Bhangura upazila around 3:00pm.

Witnesses said the roof of the Nilphamari-bound train was crowded with home-going passengers due to the Eid rush. As the train entered the bridge, at least 21 of them fell into the river after being hit by the metal beam, they added.

Rescuers rushed to the spot and found a body on the spot. After two days’ thorough search, the rescuers recovered five more bodies on Eid day.

The dead are Md Dulal, 32, Sabedul Haque, 30, Md Muktar Hossain, 22, Md Abdur Razzak, 18, Abdul Mannan, 26, and Abu Bakar, 25. They all were construction labourers hailed from Nilphamari and Dinajpur.

At least 15 passengers were rescued and sent to Bhangura Upazila Health Complex. Seven of them are receiving treatment at different hospitals with serious injuries.