Unfortunate incident

The collision between two Bangladesh trains in which 17 people were killed and a number of passengers were injured is so sad and shocking (“Bangladesh trains collide leaving 17 dead, scores injured,” Oct.24, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, at least 17 people were killed and scores injured on Monday after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, police said. A passenger train crashed into a freight train in Bhairab, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of the capital Dhaka. “Seventeen bodies have been recovered and many injured taken to hospital,” said Anowar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police, adding the death toll could climb as rescue operations were ongoing.

The freight train smashed into the passenger train from behind, crumpling two coaches, he said.

I would like to offer my condolences to the families of the victims of the Bangladeshi train collision and pray for the departed souls to rest in peace.

Junaid Aslam,
By email