First responders conducting rescue operation at the scene of the accident near Mondobhag Railway Station in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria, in November 12, 2019 Dhaka Tribune
Three separate probe committees -- from Railways Ministry, Bangladesh Railway and Brahmanbaria district administration -- have been formed to investigate the mishap
Rail communications from Dhaka to Chittagong and Sylhet has resumed after being suspended for seven hours due to a head-on collision between two trains in Kasba upazila in Brahmanbaria.
Rail services went back to normal around 10:25am on Tuesday morning.
Brahmanbaria Additional Deputy Commissioners Mohammed Shamsuzzaman confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
At least 16 people were killed and over 50 injured when Chittagong-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet and Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita collided head-on near Mondobhag Railway Station around 3:30am on early hours of Tuesday.
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