He said Helal Uddin and Mehedi Hasan, both posted at Paduar Bazar railway crossing in Kamilla Sadar South, have been suspended on the grounds of dereliction of duty.
According to railway sources, two gatekeepers working in rotation are deployed to operate the signal system at Paduar Bazaar crossing in Cumilla on the Dhaka-Chittagong line.
Mustafizur Rahman Bhuiyan said, “The Dhaka Mail train was supposed to get the gate signal at the crossing, but the gatekeeper was not available, leading to a communication gap. By the time contact was established, the bus had entered the crossing and collided with the train. To determine the exact cause, we have formed two separate investigation committees. All facts will emerge during the investigation.”