Another bus plunges into Padma River from pontoon at Daulatdia, no casualties reported
There were no passengers in the bus when it fell into the river
A bus fell into the Padma River from the pontoon of Daulatdia Ferry Terminal in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari this morning (5 June).
Goalanda Upazila Nirbahai Officer (UNO) Sathi Das said the Dhaka-bound "SB Paribahan" bus from Kushtia plunged into the river from the terminal-7 around 9:25am.
She, however, said there was no passenger in the bus when fell into the river.
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"All the passengers got down from the bus before it approached the pontoon. There is no report of any casualty," she said, adding that they received no missing complaint either.
The UNO, who rushed to the spot on information, said the driver and his associates were rescued with the help of locals and taken to hospital.
Mohammad Salahuddin, assistant general manager of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Daulatdia Ghat office, said that rescue operations began immediately after authorities received news of the accident. So far, no casualties have been reported.
Rajbari Deputy Commissioner Afroza Parvin said she was heading to the scene after being informed that a bus had fallen into the river at Daulatdia Ghat. The relevant authorities are working to determine the cause of the accident and recover the bus.
Earlier, on 25 March, another bus, carrying around 40 passengers, fell into the mighty river from the pontoon, killing at least 26 people.
