Kulaura train accident

On the day of the accident, the Upaban Express train boarded too many passengers.[7][8] The construction work of a bridge over the Titas River on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway increased the number of passengers wanting to travel by rail.[9]

Whilst passing Kulaura rail station, the train driver suddenly increased the speed.[10][11] At around 11:30pm, before passing above the Barachhara canal in Baramchal, 10 carriages detached from the 7 carriages in front. One of the detached carriages fell into the canal.[12] Two of the remaining detached carriages overturned and fell on the adjacent land and the other six carriages derailed and fell on the side of the railway line.[13]

After the accident, the local people and police came to the rescue.[14] They were then joined by the Border Guards Bangladesh.[15] The Ministry of Railways formed two separate inquiry committees on 24 June to find out the cause of the Kulaura train accident.[16][17][18][19][20]