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BOAT-ACCIDENT-DEATH-MADARIPUR
Boat accident kills 25 in Madaripur
MADARIPUR, May 3, 2021 (BSS) – At least 25 people were killed in a collision between two boats in the Padma river near Shibchar upazila in Madaripur district this morning.
Fire Service and Civil Defence sources said the accident occurred when a sand-laden vessel hit another passenger-laden boat in the river, leaving 25 passengers dead.
They have rescued five people alive and recovered the bodies, the sources said, adding:”Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.”
BSS/CORR/SSS/1022 hrs