Two people have been killed and another person injured after a collision between a speedboat and a freight vessel on the Meghna River in Munshiganj’s Gajaria. The accident occurred around 9:30pm on Friday near Kalipura Dock, according to Anowar Alam Azad, chief of Gajaria Police Station. One of the dead has been identified as Wadud, who hailed from South Jamalpur village in Gajaria’s Guagachia union. Anowar said that a speeding speedboat rammed the freight vessel, which had been anchored in the river. Locals rescued the victims and brought them to the Gajaria Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor declared two dead.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2025 05:33 UTC