Nine bogies of train derail in Cumilla

Nine bogies of Bijoy Express train derailed at Hasanpur in Cumilla on Sunday afternoon and several people were reportedly injured.

Train services from Chittagong to Dhaka, Sylhet, and Mymensingh were suspended after the incident, reports BSS.

The accident occurred in Tejer Bazar area of Dhalua union under Nangalkot upazila. However, the cause of the accident could not be known immediately.

Nangalkot Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Ismail Hossain told reporters that nine bogies of Bijoy Express train derailed at Hasanpur this afternoon.

According to witnesses, some coaches of the train were scattered from the line after the accident.