Crossing rail tracks dangerously

Photo: Star

Your front page photos published on September 17 show us that it is not only the government that is responsible for the rail track accidents, but also the people themselves are to blame. In the photos it is seen that pedestrians dangerously walk or run across the rail track even when a train is approaching and vehicles look desperate to drive through, ignoring the bar and warnings.

The recent accident near the Karwan Bazar kitchen market has claimed four lives and injured five people. After the accident, we came to know from different media reports that some members of law enforcement agencies and ruling party cadres are illegally involved in setting up markets on rail tracks. We blame the government for not being able to control this illegal practice. But at the same time, people and vehicles that desperately and carelessly cross the rail tracks should also be blamed equally for these types of accidents.

Maya Ahmed
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