15 injured in ferry collision in Paturia
Unb, Rajbari
Fifteen people were injured in a head-on-collision between two BIWTC ferries at Paturia Ghat in the Padma River in Paturia in the early hours of yesterday.Witnesses said a Paturia-bound ferry, 'Shah Paran', collided with another ferry, 'Enayetpury', shortly before anchoring at the ghat around 2:30am, leaving the 15 people in both the ferries injured. "Both the ferries were full of vehicles during the collision. Luckily, there had been no major accident," said BIWTC Daulatdia Section Manager Gopal Chandra Majumder. In another incident, another BIWTC ferry, 'Bir Sreshtha Matiur Rahman', carrying 19 vehicles, ran aground in an emerging shoal near Paturia Ghat at about 1:30am. On information, a BIWTA salvage ship rushed to the spot and began the rescue operation. Meanwhile, some 400 vehicles were waiting in long queues for crossing the river, causing sufferings to thousands of passengers.
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