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CUMILLA, March 22, 2026 (BSS) - At least 12 people were killed and 10 others injured in a tragic road accident under a flyover of Bishwaroad in Padua Bazar of Jangalia area of Cumilla Sadar Dakkhin upazila of the district last midnight.
 
The accident occurred when the Dhaka-bound ‘Chattogram Mail Train’ hit a passenger bus while the driver of the bus tried to cross a rail line in the area, leaving at least three bus passengers killed on the spot and injured others.
 
Locals and Fire Service workers rescued the passengers and sent them to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where the on duty doctors declared the death of 12 passengers of the bus.
 
Cumilla Sadar Thana Sub Inspector (SI) Jony Barua said that 12 people were killed in the accident and 10 others injured. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, he added.
 
Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Md Iddris said that three passengers were killed on the spot while nine others succumbed to their injuries in the medical.
 
Train services on the Dhaka-Chattogram railway route were suspended for about three hours after the accident, he said.
 
Police said the bodies have been sent to hospital morgue for autopsy. The authority concerned is working to find out the reason behind the accident.