Railway engine, 7 coaches of Rangpur Express derail

Two days after a deadly train crash in Brahmanbaria, Rangpur Express, bound from Dhaka to Rangpur, braced an accident at Ullapara station in Sirajganj at around 3pm on Thursday.

The engine and three front coaches of the train caught fire after the engine and seven coaches derailed, snapping rail links between Dhaka and northern districts.

Ullapara upazila nirbahi officer Arifuzzaman confirmed this. The UNO said the accident took place due to errors of the pointing signal of Ullapara station.

Several passengers were injured and some taken to the hospital.

Sirajganj fire service deputy assistant director Abdul Hamim said the fire fighters are conducting the rescue operation.

In a previous accident, on Tuesday at least 16 passengers were killed and over 100 others injured in a collision of two trains at Mandbagh in Brahmanbaria.

The deadly collision between Dhaka-bound Turnanishita from Chattogram and Chattogram-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet took place around 3 am.