Three separate committees have been formed to investigate the deadly train accident in Kishoreganj on Monday afternoon that left at least 17 killed and scores injured.
A five member inquiry committee formed by Chattoram Railway included COPS Md. Shahidul Islam, Chief Mechanical Engineer Mohammad Zakir Hossain, Chief Engineer Arman Hossain, Chattogram Superintendent of Police (CSP) Tushar and Chief Medical Officer Ahad Ali Sarkar, confirmed Siraj-Ud-Doula Khan, public relations officer of the Railway Ministry.
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Another four member divisional committee also formed led by Divisional Transport Officer, Divisional Mechanical Engineer Locomotive, Divisional Engineer-1, Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer, he said.
But he could not provide detailed information about the timeframe to submit reports.
The Rail Ministry formed another inquiry committee and the GO will be issued tomorrow morning.The report has been asked to be submitted within three working days, said PRO of the ministry.
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At least 17 people were killed and scores injured on Monday when a cargo train rammed into two bogies of a passenger train at Bhairab Rail Station in Kishoreganj district on Monday.
The accident occurred at 3:50 pm when the cargo train hit from behind the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Godhuli Express which was coming from Kishoreganj. The passenger train was standing on the outer tracks on its way to the capital city from the port city of Chottogram.
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Two rear bogies of the passenger train were smashed with many travellers stuck inside.
Rescuers from police, fire service and RAB pulled out many bodies from inside the wreckage of the two badly mangled compartments.
Seventeen bodies have so far been recovered, said Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence.
The death toll is likely to rise as many are still trapped inside the mangled coaches of the passenger train, rescuers said. The coaches overturned due to the impact of the crash.
Details on how the accident occurred were not immediately available.
The train communication of Kishoreganj with other parts of the country remained suspended following the accident.
Four firefighting units rushed to the spot and are conducting the rescue operation, Shahjahan told UNB.
The deceased could not be immediately identified.