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15 killed in bus plunge

Driver loses control of overcrowded vehicle on rundown diversion road in Madaripur

Our Correspondent, Madaripur
At least 15 people were killed and 50 others injured as an overcrowded bus plunged into a water-filled ditch while taking a potholed diversion road in Kalkini of Madaripury yesterday.
bodies from the bus while one injured person died on his way to hospital. Of the 50 injured, 41 were admitted to Madaripur Sadar Hospital while the rest were taken to Kalkini Upazila Health Complex.
The condition of six of the injured was stated to be grave. Injured Md Shaheen Mir, 50, ofSirajganj, said the driver lost control of the bus after one of its front wheels went into a deep pothole of the dilapidated diversion road. It plunged into the water and was half submerged.
Kamal Miah, another injured, said the bus going to Barisal from Khulna fell into the ditch at Pantapara around 11:00am from the diversion road, which was built for temporary use during the construction of a bridge on the Khulna-
Barisal highway.
He said the bus was packed with passengers and there were many on the roof as well. Many got on it to get to an urs (a religious gathering) of Charmonai Peer which was due to start today. Some have claimed that there were as many as 100 people in and on the roof of the bus.
Fourteen of the deceased were identified. They were: Abdul Gani Khan, 50, of Rajoil upazila of Madaripur, Shah Alam, 40, of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur, Sobahan Ghorami, 45, Haji Md Monzed Mia, 65, and Miraz Khandker, 55, of Madaripur Sadar, Manir
Hossain, 38, and Shafiqur Rahman Sardar, 18, of Shariatpur, Javed Matabbar, 55, Azgar Ali, 40, and Khalil Moroi, 70, of Faridpur, Solaiman, 26, and Helal Shikder, 34, of Patuakhali, Idris Mollah, 22, of Gopalganj, and Jamal Moroi, 55, of Khulna.
Passengers and different transport stakeholders blamed, overloading, delay in the construction of the bridge, poor maintenance of the diversion road, and indifference of Roads and Highways Department and the bridge contractor for the accident.
The Daily Star failed to
reach the Madaripur executive engineer of Roads and Highways Department or the bridge contractor for comments.
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Madaripur Deputy Commissioner Nur-ul-Alam and district Superintendent of Police Nazrul Hossain visited the spot. They said the deceased's families would be provided with Tk 10,000 while every injured would receive Tk 5,000 on top of free treatment.
Police and fire brigade with the help of locals were trying to salvage the bus from the ditch.