One person was killed and several others injured in a collision between a train and a truck at Khulna on Monday night, leading to the suspension of rail services between Khulna and the rest of the country.
The accident took place at around 7:45pm at the Afil Gate level crossing under Khanjahan Ali Police Station.
Kabir Hossain, officer-in-charge of the police station, said, “A truck got stranded on the railway tracks at the Afil Gate bypass road crossing after the breakdown of its engine. At that moment, a train coming towards Khulna struck the truck and pushed it forward.”
Three coaches of the train were derailed with several passengers aboard injured in the accident, he added.
Zakir Hossain, stationmaster of Khulna Railway Station, said, “One person died, and several others were injured in the train-truck collision. A rescue train has been dispatched to the spot.”