1 killed in Ctg train derailment
A female passenger was crushed to death while several others were injured as the Dhaka-bound Karnaphuli Express derailed at Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong today.
Nasim Akhter, 40, wife of Nazim Hossain of Ramu in Cox’s Bazar, died on the spot as she tried to jump out of a compartment, Imtiaz M AK Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Mirsharai Police Station, told The Daily Star.
Three compartments of the train derailed at Baratakia in Mastannagar area around 12:45pm, the OC said.
Several passengers of the train also sustained injuries due to the incident, the OC said.
They have been admitted in local hospitals and clinics, he said.
Railway communication with Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong routs was disrupted, he added.
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