Head-on collision of Bangladesh trains kills 16, injures 40

Rescuers in Bangladesh were struggling to pull passengers from wreckage after a head-on collision of two trains killed at least 16 people and injured more than 40

DHAKA - Rescuers in Bangladesh were struggling on Tuesday to pull passengers from mangled wreckage after a head-on collision of two trains killed at least 16 people and injured more than 40, officials said.

“When I came out of the train, I saw dead bodies without heads, without legs, without hands,” Mohammad Moslem, 50, who was among the passengers, many of them asleep at the time, told Reuters by telephone. Television broadcast images of doctors treating people for broken limbs and head injuries at hospitals.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed shock and sorrow at the injuries and loss of lives, urging officials and the public to provide support for the victims.

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