Bailey bridge over Chitra collapses
This bailey bridge over Chitra River at Chitalmari in Bagerhat district collapsed under the pressure of a stone-laden truck on Sunday.Photo: STAR
A bailey bridge over the River Chitra in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district collapsed on Sunday morning, snapping road links between Bagerhat and some other districts. The accident occurred soon after a stone-laden ten-wheeler truck (Dhaka Metro-Ta-16-2476) boarded the bridge at around 8:00am. The stone-laden truck also fell into the river, but its driver and helper, however, survived and managed to escape. According to Executive Engineer M Monowaruzzaman of Bagerhat office of Road & Highways Department (RHD), the Bagerhat-bound truck from Panchagarh district was carrying stones. Though the bridge has ten tonnes load capacity, the truck was carrying 40 tonnes of stones, he said. The engineer further said that at least seven days would be needed to reconstruct the bridge. The RHD will sue the owner of the truck with a demand for compensation, he added. Witnesses said one Mesbahuddin and rickshaw van driver Ramen Biswas, who were on the bridge, have been missing since the incident while another named Nazrul Mir sustained severe injuries. Son of Ashraf Mir of Chitalmari upazila, injured Nazrul Mir is undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), police said.
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