15 injured as launch, ferry collide
At least 15 passengers were hurt in a collision between a launch and a ferry on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route on Padma River Saturday night.
The launch, named ML Jubilee, did not have any lighting facilities, which led to the collision, said its passengers.
Five of the injured passengers were admitted to hospitals at Faridpur and other places. Others were given primary treatment at local health complexes.
Angry onboard passengers also vandalised the launch.
Kawrakandi Launch ghat supervisor Muladad Hossain said, when the launch reached the Shibchar's Kathalbari area on Padma River around 8:00pm, it collided with a ferry heading for Mawa from Kawrakandi.
At the time, the launch was carrying around 90 passengers from Mawa, he added.
However, if any passenger went missing following the incident is still unknown.
Local sources said some of the launch's passengers were rescued from the river using speedboats. However, the launch authorities denied this.
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