Dhaka–Mymensingh rail link cut as train derails

SB News Desk

Jamalpur: Four coaches of a Jamalpur Commuter train bound for Dhaka derailed in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, disrupting train services on the Dhaka–Mymensingh railway route.

The accident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. on Friday, according to Abdullah Al Harun, Station Superintendent of Mymensingh Railway Station.

Quoting eyewitnesses, he said the derailment took place just before the train entered Gafargaon Railway Station. A loud noise was heard before the four coaches immediately behind the locomotive left the tracks.

No casualties or major damage have been reported so far.

Railway authorities are preparing to dispatch senior officials and a relief train to the scene to carry out rescue and restoration operations.