Rail link with Chattogram resumes after around 2 hrs of suspension

Rail communication between Chattogram and the rest of the
country resumed after nearly two hours of suspension as a truck crashed
into a train in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram this morning (7 June).
The accident occurred around 8:55am
at Sonapahar when the Sylhet-bound 'Pahariaka Express' train collided
with the sand-laden truck on an unmanned level crossing, said witnesses.
No casualties were reported but the
truck was slightly damaged, disrupting train movement between Chattogram and
rest of the country from 9am to 10:45 am, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of
Chattogram Railway Police Station (GRP) Mohammad Rofiqul Hasan.
OC Rafiqul Hasan said rescue operation was launched
immediately after the collision and train movement returned to normal after the
truck was removed from the tracks.
















