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Kaliakair Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Rajib Chakraborty said the accident occurred on the Joydevpur-Rajshahi railway line in the Sonakhali area of upazila at 4:30 am on Saturday.
Police said the woman was 35 years old, but could not immediately confirm her name.
Rajib said: “The Nilsagar train that left Chilahati was going to Dhaka via Kaliakair upazila from Gazipur around 4:30 am on Saturday. On the way, the train collided with a bus while crossing the Sonakhali railway crossing near Kaliakair College.
“At that moment, the train dragged the bus half a kilometer. The train went wrong and a woman was killed instantly. “
Later, the locals rescued the victims and took them to the Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex, the police official said.
Master of the Joydebpur Junction Station. Shahjahan said that after receiving the news, the relief train went to the scene around 8:15 am and the rescue operation began; The bus was pulled from the railroad at 9:20 a.m.
After the accident, the Sundarbans Express, Ekta Express and Nilsagar trains bound for Dhaka and Dhumketu Express bound for Rajshahi were stranded at the Joydebpur junction at various stations in the western part of the crash site, he said.
Kaliakair Fire Station Officer. Kabirul Alam said that an unidentified woman (35) died and at least four passengers were injured in the accident. However, the train was not damaged.
The train left for Dhaka around 9:30 am.
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