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Train derails in Gazipur

One killed, 20 injured

A Correspondent, Gazipur
The Sundarban Express heading for Khulna yesterday morning derailed at Dhirasram of Gazipur district leaving one person dead and injuring 20 others.
Railway authorities, witnesses and police said the train locomotive along with two carriages derailed as it reached the outer signal area of Gazipur Railway Station around 9:30am. The locomotive rolled onto its side and the following carriage climbed on to it.
Gazipur police, railway police and Gazipur fire fighters rushed to the spot and rescued the victims.
Ruhul Amin Helal, 28, son of Abdur Gafur of Charbhanga in Bhanga upazila of Pabna, died when he fell from the train and was crushed under it. At least 20 others including the train driver and his assistant were injured.
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Mojibur Rahman and Indrajit Kuman Sarkar, driver and assistant driver of the train, and passengers Lipi Begum, Asma Aktar, Saiful Islam and Arafat Hossain were admi11ed to Gazipur Sadar Hospital and local clinics.
Around 500 metres of the dual-gauge rail line was damaged.
Rail communication between Dhaka and the western part of the country and Mymensingh was suspended until 3:00pm.
Ziauddin Sardar, station officer of Joydevpur Railway Station, said a relief train from Dhaka managed to drag the locomotive and the stricken carriages out of other trains’ way around 2:45pm. A locomotive from Tongi station had towed away the serviceable carriages of the intercity train from Dhaka around noon.
Meanwhile, Communications Minister Obaidul Kader visited the spot soon after the incident. The minister formed two four-member probe committees and asked them to submit reports within four and seven days' time.
He asked the Railway Dhaka Divisional probe committee, led by Arman Hossain, the Dhaka divisional engineer, to submit its report within four days and the Railway Eastern Zone probe committee, led by Chief Engineer Mojammel Haq, to submit within seven days.
The minister also announced Tk 1 lakh for the victim’s family from the railway fund.
Director General of Railway Abu Taher told The Daily Star last night that the lines were relatively new and were in good condition. Derailments there were very unlikely. He said it could be known why it happened after the probe bodies quizzed the locomotive driver and others.