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Train-bus collision kills 12 in Joypurhat
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- 19 December, 2020
- 10:03
At least 12 people have been killed and three others injured in a collision between a train and a bus in Joypurhat district, Bangladesh.
Train communications with the northern regions have been suspended due to the accident.
The incident took place in the Puranapoil area on Saturday morning.
A bus coming from Hili, Dinajpur, collided with the train Uttara Express, which started from Parbatipur Upazila, Dinajpur, at 6:55 am. The train dragged the bus on the tracks for about half a kilometer.
Joypurhat Deputy Commissioner Shariful Islam said that the tragic accident occurred at the Puranapoil railway gate because the gateman did not perform his duty.
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