A lorry carrying 24,000 liters of oil sank into the Padma River at Paturia ferry ghat in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj after its brakes failed while disembarking from a ferry on Wednesday night, March 11. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. at Paturia’s No. 5 ferry terminal. The driver and his assistant were rescued alive and taken to the local health complex for treatment. As of Thursday morning, more than 16 hours after the accident, the submerged vehicle had not yet been recovered.
Officials from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) confirmed that the salvage vessel Hamza, along with teams from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and the Fire Service, were conducting recovery operations. The lorry, registered as Jhenaidah-Dha 41-0042, had been transporting bump oil from Jashore to Narayanganj when the accident occurred. Local authorities, including the Shibaloy Upazila Nirbahi Officer, visited the site and confirmed ongoing recovery efforts.
According to BIWTA engineers, the depth of the river at the site is making the recovery process difficult, requiring divers to attach cables before the truck can be lifted.
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