Locals and relatives of the victims wait outside the morgue of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib General Hospital, Sirajganj on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Dhaka TribunePolice blamed the microbus driver for the accidentThe death toll from Siranganj train and microbus collision has increased to 11. Confirming the matter, Additional District Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain told Dhaka Tribune that Bhashan Sheikh, 65, died while being taken to a hospital on Monday night. Also Read- 10 killed in train-microbus collision at Sirajganj level crossingA total of 11 people, including a newlywed couple, died in the collision between Dhaka-bound train Padma Express and a microbus at a level crossing in Ullapara upazila on Monday. According to Ullapara police Inspector Md Golam Mostofa, the level crossing—where the accident took place-- had no gates or guards. Probe body formedA six-member probe body-- led by Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Firoz Mahmud-- was formed on Tuesday morning.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 16, 2019 06:22 UTC