At least 16 people were killed and 58 others were injured as two trains collided at Mondobhag Railway Station in Bangladesh on Tuesday, local police said.  

A train heading for the southern port city of Chittagong and one bound for Dhaka collided at around 3 a.m. (2100 GMT) in Brahmanbaria, about 100 kilometers east of the capital, crumpling three compartments of the southbound train.

A few of the trains' coaches were derailed in the collision and rail communication on the route was suspended after the accident.

Police said the death toll may rise as many people are still trapped under the affected coaches.

A rescue operation is underway. The injured were taken to local hospitals and clinics.