Iran Press/ Asia: A cargo train has hit a passenger train outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores injured. Rescuers joined local residents in extracting passengers from the wreckage of the train cars at Bhairab, in the central district of Kishoreganj.
The collision happened at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Fire officials say the bodies of at least 15 people had been recovered and the number of casualties could increase. Train service to other parts of the country has been suspended following the accident. It’s not immediately clear what caused the crash.
The crash occurred when two rear coaches of the Dhaka-bound Egarosindur Godhuli Express passenger train were hit by a cargo train heading to Chattogram, Azizul Haque Rajon, a senior fire official, said from the scene by phone.
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