Bangladesh accident video: At least 23 killed after bus plunges into Padma river

According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department, the deceased included 10 women and two children.

At least 24 people died after a passenger bus filled with passengers plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh. Authorities say the bus lost control, overturned, and sank nearly nine metres into the river. Rescuers have so far recovered 22… pic.twitter.com/52XaMT0Vbd

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The bus was carrying about 50 people — returning to work after the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr — from the southwestern district of Kushtia to Dhaka when it sank into the river at Daulatdia ferry ghat in Rajbari district,  about 84 km away from the capital city.

Fire official Dewan Sohel Rana told PTI that while many passengers swam to safety, others got trapped.

VIDEO | At least 24 people were killed and several others remain missing after a bus plunged into a river in Bangladesh while attempting to board a transport ferry, officials said on Thursday.

The accident occurred in the southwestern district of Rajbari at the Dauladia terminal… pic.twitter.com/O3Io5isOco

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A salvage vessel lifted the bus from the water on late Wednesday and rescuers carried out overnight operation to recover bodies.

However, strong currents and rains hindered the overnight operations, Rana told PTI.