Train hits bus at level crossing

A train hit a bus after it got stuck at an unmanned level crossing at Amutra village in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat when its engine stopped functioning on Saturday evening.

There was no casualty as all the passengers had got down before the bus was hit, said police.

The bus carrying passengers was returning to Raninagar upazila of Naogaon from a picnic at Swapnapuri amusement park in Dinajpur.

As the bus got on the level crossing around 7:00pm, its engine suddenly stopped, said witnesses.

The bus driver made failed attempts to restart and all the passengers got down.

Later, Rajshahi-bound Titumir Express hit the bus there, making a loud sound.

The incident caused the train to delay its journey by 20 minutes, said Kiron Chandra Roy,  Akkelpur Police Station OC.