In Bangladesh, at least ten people were killed and 50 injured when Chittagong bound intercity train 'Mahangar Godhuli' rammed into Dhaka bound train 'Chattala Express' yesterday. The two trains collided head on at Narsingdi railway station, 55 km northeast of the capital Dhaka. Two accident relief trains reached the spot along with army and fire service personnel to aid in the rescue and relief operations. The injured were immediately rushed to hospitals in Narsingdi. Later, nine including three loco masters were shifted to hospitals in Dhaka city. Bangladesh Communications minister Syed Abul Hossain who visited the spot last night to oversee the relief operations said the Dhaka-Chittagong tracks were cleared as salvage trains removed the wrecked carriages from the railway lines after the rescue works were completed by fire service people, army troops and policemen aided by hundreds of local residents. Bangladesh President Zillur Rehman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have condoled the loss of lives in the tragic train accident. The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to take steps to provide adequate treatment to the injured persons.AIR correspondent Senthil Ranjan reports from Dhaka that “According to eye witness accounts, the train accident at Narasinghdi occurred as the Chittagong bound intercity train 'Mahangar Godhuli' which was moving at high speed collided head on with the Dhaka bound train 'Chattala Express which had slowed down close to the station. Several coaches of the trains were hit by the impact of the collision and jumped the track leaving behind a mangled heap of damaged compartments which resulted in casualties and several people being injured. While initial reports suggest that they may have been a signal error, the Bangladesh Railway has constituted a four member committee to investigate the cause of the accident. This is the third major railway accident in Bangladesh within the last one year.”