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Driver, assistants, guards liable for Kasba accident

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Published: 13:33, 20 November 2019   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Driver, assistants, guards liable for Kasba accident

The loco master (driver), assistant loco master and guard of Turna Nishita train-741 are responsible were responsible for the tragic train accident, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan.

The minister made the disclosure while addressing a press conference at Rail Bhaban in the capital on Wednesday afternoon.

Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said that Dhaka-bound Turna-Nishita Express hit Chattogram-bound Udayan Express when Udayan Express was entering into a loop line to allow Turna-Nishita Express to cross the line.

The minister also said, five probe committee were formed centering the train crash. Of them, three committee submitted their reports.

Secretary of Ministry of Railway Md Mofazzal Hossain, Md Shamsuzzaman, director general of Bangladesh Railway, Additional Director General and top officials joined the programme.

Earlier, on November 12, at least 18 people were killed and dozens injured as Udayan Express and Turna Nishita collided at Mandabhag Railway Station on Dhaka-Sylhet route in Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila.
 

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