One killed, 17 hurt in train accidents

The dead was identified as Nizam Uddin, 30, a peon of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Geology department, hailing from Chandpur district.

Nizam along with a 30-member team of JU Geology department came here on a three-day excursion.

Our Correspondent from Comilla adds: At least 17 people were injured, five of them critically, as a Chittagong-bound express train derailed near Rasulpur railway station in Comilla Wednesday evening.

The three tail end coaches of Karnafuli Express derailed at the southern end of Rasulpur station shortly after it left the station.

According to the train driver, the accident occurred due to absence of rocks and sleepers in the railways.

He said the train, carrying about 250 passengers, escaped a major accident, as it was moving only at 30km per hour.