Shibganj rail station
Trucker hurt as train hits truck in Thakurgaon, rail communication suspended
A truck driver was injured when a train hits a truck at Amtoli near Shibganj rail station in Thakurgaon sadar upazila on Sunday.
Akhtarul Islam, Thakurgaon Road Rail Station Master, said the ‘Panchagarh Express’ inter-city train hit the truck when it tried to cross the rail tracks around 1:40 pm, leaving truck driver Sohel Rana, 45, son of Solaiman Ali of Sadar upazila, injured.
The train dragged the truck several kilometers after it got smashed.
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Rail communication between Dhaka and Thakurgaon remained suspended following the accident.
Police are trying to remove the truck from the rail track, said officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Kamal Hossain.
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