An empty oil-carrying train engine derailed due to a slight error by the driver while turning the train around near the Sreemangal railway station in the Moulvibazar section of the Sylhet-Akhaura rail line.
The incident occurred around 1:30pm on Saturday. However, no damage was reported.
According to railway sources, while attempting to turn the empty oil train around in the afternoon, the engine derailed due to a driver's error and got stuck in the soil beside the track. Several nearby houses narrowly escaped damage.
Sreemangal railway station master, Md Shakhawat Hossain said: “Around 1:30pm on Saturday, only the engine of the oil train was derailed. There was no damage or disruption to train operations; everything remains normal.”