Kulaura train accident
| Kulaura train accident | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 23 June 2019 11:30pm (Bangladesh Standard Time) |
| Location | Barachhara canal, Baramchal, Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar District |
| Coordinates | 24°35′07″N 91°58′42″E / 24.5854°N 91.9784°E |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Line | Sylhet-Dhaka |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | Upaban Express |
| Deaths | 4-5 |
| Injured | 100+ |
| Damage | 1km of rail line damaged. |
On the night of 23 June 2019, at around 11 PM, an Upaban Express train from Sylhet was on its way to Dhaka.[1] Whilst passing through a culvert, a calamity took place leading to 5 deaths and hundreds of injuries.[2][3][4][5] 1 km of rail line was damaged.[6]
Description
[edit]On the day of the accident, the Upaban Express train boarded too many passengers.[7][8] The construction work of a bridge over the Titas River on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway increased the number of passengers wanting to travel by rail.[9]
Whilst passing Kulaura rail station, the train driver suddenly increased the speed.[10][11] At around 11:30 PM, before passing above the Barachhara canal in Baramchal, 10 carriages detached from the 7 carriages in front. One of the detached carriages fell into the canal. Two of the remaining detached carriages overturned and fell on the adjacent land and the other seven carriages derailed and fell on the side of the railway line.[6]
After the accident, the local people and police came to the rescue.[12] They were then joined by the Border Guards Bangladesh.[13] The Ministry of Railways formed two separate inquiry committees on 24 June to find out the cause of the Kulaura train accident.[14][15][16][17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ কুলাউড়ায় রেল দুর্ঘটনায় নিহত ৫, আহত শতাধিক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ সিলেটে ট্রেন দুর্ঘটনায় শতাধিক হতাহত (in Bengali). Deutsche Welle.
- ^ মৌলভীবাজারের কুলাউড়ায় সেতু ভেঙে ট্রেন দুর্ঘটনা, নিহত অন্তত পাঁচ. BBC News (in Bengali).
- ^ সেতু ভেঙে খালের জলে চলন্ত ট্রেন; দুর্ঘটনায় মৃত ৪, আহত ১০০-রও বেশি (in Bengali). NDTV.
- ^ মধ্যরাতে লাইনচ্যুত উপবন এক্সপ্রেস, মৃত ৫. EiSamay.Com (in Bengali).
- ^ a b ৭ বগি নিয়ে ঢাকার পথে উপবন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ বিকট শব্দে শুনে ছুটে আসা উদ্ধারকর্মীর বর্ণনায় মৌলভীবাজারে ট্রেন দুর্ঘটনা. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ 'ট্রেনটি ওভারলোডেড ছিল'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "4 killed, 100 injured in train derailment in Bangladesh". malaysiakini.com. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Packed train ride turns deadly after carriages derail in Bangladesh". New York Post.
- ^ Ives, Mike (24 June 2019). "At Least 5 Dead in Bangladesh After Train Veers Off Bridge". The New York Times.
- ^ বরমচালে অন্য রকম এক মানবতা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ উপবন দুর্ঘটনাস্থলে বিজিবি মোতায়েন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ ২ কমিটি প্রতিবেদন জমা দেবে ৩ দিনে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ কুলাউড়ায় ট্রেন দুর্ঘটনা: ২টি তদন্ত কমিটি গঠন (in Bengali). Boishakhi TV. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ উপবন দুর্ঘটনা: ট্রেন চালু হতে বিকাল গড়াবে, দুই তদন্ত কমিটি. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ ট্রেন দুর্ঘটনা: রেলওয়ের দুই তদন্ত কমিটি. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ 'সন্ধ্যার মধ্যে রেল যোগাযোগ স্বাভাবিক হবে'. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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