At least 15 dead, over 100 injured in Bangladesh train collision

At least 15 people were killed and many others injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train in Kishoreganj. The accident happened when a passenger train collided with a freight train at Bhairab, about 80 kilometres from capital Dhaka. The crash occurred when the Dhaka-bound Godhuli Express collided head on with a cargo train heading to Chattogram. Train services to other parts of the country remained suspended following the accident. Several people are feared to be injured in the accident, local media reported quoting witnesses who said that many people were trapped under the train. “We have recovered 15 bodies, many are injured,” Sadiqur Rahman, a government administrator in Bhairab told AFP. “The death toll will rise,” he said as rescuers reported that they could still see bodies crushed and trapped under overturned coaches. At least 100 people were injured, he added.