Khulna: One person was killed and several others were injured following a head-on collision between a train and a truck in Khulna tonight. The accident occurred around 8:15 pm at the Afil Gate area under Khanjahan Ali Police Station in the city.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, train operations that were suspended for an hour and a half resumed to and from Khulna around 9:45 pm. Ferdous Alam Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Khulna Railway Police Station, confirmed the accident. He stated that the down ‘Mahananda’ train was heading toward Khulna when it collided with a truck that had entered the railway track. Initially, he could not confirm any casualties but acknowledged that train service was halted after the collision.
Officer-in-Charge of Khanjahan Ali Police Station, Kabir Hossain, explained that the truck got stuck on the railway crossing at Afil Gate Bypass Road when the train hit it, dragging the vehicle along and causing three coaches of the train to derail. Several passengers were reportedly injured in the crash.
An elderly man, who was seriously injured, was rescued by locals and taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) where the duty doctor declared him dead. Md Shafiqul Alam, Officer-in-Charge of Sonadanga police station, confirmed that the man was unidentified.