The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government to submit a list of unprotected level crossings across the country following Tuesday’s train-truck collision that killed at least 13 people and injured over 50 others in Joypurhat.
The court also issued a rule upon the government to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to take steps to provide sufficient traffic systems at the railway crossings and proper treatment to the victims of the accident.
As per the ad interim order of the HC, the director general of railway department will have to submit the list of unprotected railway crossings to the court through the registrar of the Supreme Court (SC) within four weeks.
An HC bench comprised of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui came up with the order upon a prayer moved by Supreme Court lawyer Manzill Murshid following the Tuesday’s accident.
Advocate Murshid told the court that train accidents take place very often across the country and many people are being killed or injured, as there is no sufficient traffic system at the railway crossings.
He prayed to the court to direct the authorities concerned so that they take appropriate measures to prevent rail accidents and to provide proper treatment to the victims of Tuesday’s accident.
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