Cargo Business Newswire

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

68 dead after Bangladesh ferry collides with cargo ship

At least 68 ferry passengers died in a Bangladesh ferry accident, after the ferry was hit by a cargo ship and sank Sunday.

Passengers on the double-decker ferry's lower deck may have been trapped, according to police.

The exact number of the dead is unknown, according to the deputy commissioner of Manikganj, Rashida Ferdouse.

"Usually the ferry operators don't keep any records, and we came to know from survivors that there were more than 100 people on board," Ferdouse said.

Dozens of accidents happen each year involving Bangladesh ferries, which are notoriously over crowded and poorly maintained.

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