At least three people were killed and over a dozen others injured when a train hit a bus at a level crossing at Nawab Sirajuddaula road near Narayanganj railway station on Sunday evening.
Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Witnesses said that the accident occurred around 6:00pm when the train, heading towards Narayanganj railway station, hit the bus of ‘Ananda Poribahan’ carrying 10-15 passengers got stuck on the level crossing due to traffic jam.
Police recovered two bodies from the spot, said Shah Zaman, officer-in-charge of Narayanganj Sadar Police Station.
Later, firefighters joined the police and started the rescue operation.
The injured ones were taken to Narayanganj General Hospital.
Of them, nine were sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital and National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation in critical condition, he said.
DMCH police outpost in-charge Bachchu Mia said that three injured ones were taken to the hospital and, of them, a boy, aged between eight and 10, died immediately after arrival.
The rail communication on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route resumed after the train line was cleared, the OC added.
Meanwhile, Humayun, a shopkeeper of the area, said the rail gate could not be pulled down due to makeshift shops alongside the level crossing.
