Nine coaches Bijoy Express derail in Cumilla, several injured
Cumilla Correspondent
Nine compartments of Jamalpur-bound ‘Bijoy Express’ train derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla on Sunday.
Officer-in-charge of Laksham Railway Police Station Murad Ullah said nine coaches Jamalpur-bound ‘Bijoy Express’ train from Chattogram derailed near Tejer Bazar area of Dhalua union of the upazila at around 1.45pm after the rail tracks bent due to hot weather, halting train movement on Dhaka-Chattogram route.
Several people were injured during the incident
Three relief trains from Pahartoli, Laksham and Akhaura left for the spot to salvage the derailed bogies.
Following the derailment, train service from Chattogram to Dhaka, Sylhet, Jamalpur remained suspended while Chattogram-bound trains are plying through another rail track, police and railway officials said.
