A three-member committee has been formed to investigate a head-on collision between a commuter and a freight train at the Joydebpur railway junction in the Outer Signal (Kazibari) area of the district on Friday morning.
The accidents snapped Dhaka’s rail communication with the northern part of Bangladesh.
Gazipur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abul Fateh Mohammad Safiqul Islam said district administration formed the committee to find out what reason behind the incident. The committee has been asked to submit its report within the next two days, he added.
He said four units of the fire service reached the scene and engaged in rescue operations. Several people were injured, including the loco master (train driver) of Tangail Commuter.
Seven of them were taken to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for treatment.
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