At least five people have died and dozens are reported missing today in Bangladesh after a bulk cargo ship and a ferry collided in a river near Dhaka, police said.
"We discovered five bodies, said local police chief Shah Jaman, clarifying that they were a man, three women and a child.
Of the more than 60 passengers believed to have been on the ferry, 22 managed to escape the disaster, which occurred in the Sitalakshya River, said Inspector Aslam Mia.
Screaming passengers
Images reported by the media showed passengers screaming at the time of the collision between the truck and the ferry and jumping into the polluted waters of the river as the ship sank.
A local official, Monjurul Hafiz, said coastguards and divers were involved in efforts to locate survivors.
Ferry accidents, which are often overloaded and poorly maintained, are common in Bangladesh, where safety rules are not strict, according to experts.
[/P]In June, 32 people died in a ferry wreck after it collided with another ship.
In February 2015, at least 78 people died in the collision of an overloaded ship and a cargo ship in a river west of the capital.
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