The incident occurred at Joypurhat Sadar's Puranapail rail gate around 7 am Saturday, according to the authorities. The casualties were all passengers of the bus but they could not be identified immediately. Ten passengers of the bus were killed instantly while five others were injured, said Joypurhat Fire Station official Sirajul Islam. After the incident, fire service personnel from Joypurhat and Panchbibi fire stations rushed to the scene and conducted a rescue operation. The injured were subsequently rushed to the Joypurhat District Modern Hospital.

Source: bd News24 December 18, 2020 12:00 UTC