One dies as train rams bus in Chittagong

A person has been killed and 15 others injured when a train rammed into a bus at the AK Khan level crossing of Pahartali in Chittagong.

The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained.

Pahartali police OC Azizur Rahman Miah said the Chittagong-bound Meghna Express train hit a bus, while the driver was trying to cross the rail crossing at 11:10am.

He said: “We have heard about two deaths. But we recovered one body from the spot.”

The injured were admitted to Chittagong Medical Collge Hospital, added the OC.